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فَرّ
to flee /ˈfarra/
verbB2#3671 most common
Also: to run away, to escape, to bolt
Example sentences
هُوَ فَرَّ مِنَ الكَلْبِ.
He fled from the dog.
فَرَّتِ القِطَّةُ عِنْدَما رَأَتْنا.
The cat ran away when it saw us.
فَرَّ اللِّصُّ مِنَ الشُّرْطَةِ بَعْدَ السَّرِقَةِ.
The thief fled from the police after the robbery.
فَرَّ آلافُ اللَّاجِئِينَ مِنَ الحَرْبِ إِلَى الدُّوَلِ المُجَاوِرَةِ.
Thousands of refugees fled the war to neighboring countries.
لَمْ يَجِدِ الجُنْدِيُّ مَفَرًّا مِنَ المَعْرَكَةِ فَفَرَّ تَارِكًا سِلاحَهُ.
The soldier found no escape from the battle, so he fled, leaving his weapon behind.
بَيْنَمَا كَانَ الجَيْشُ يَتَقَدَّمُ، فَرَّ السُّكَّانُ بِأَعْدَادٍ كَبِيرَةٍ، تَارِكِينَ خَلْفَهُمْ كُلَّ مَا يَمْلِكُونَ.
As the army advanced, the residents fled in large numbers, leaving behind everything they owned.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَفِرُّ | فَرَرْتُ | سَأَفِرُّ |
| 2sg | تَفِرُّ | فَرَرْتَ | سَتَفِرُّ |
| 3sg | يَفِرُّ | فَرَّ | سَيَفِرُّ |
| 1pl | نَفِرُّ | فَرَرْنَا | سَنَفِرُّ |
| 2pl | تَفِرُّونَ | فَرَرْتُمْ | سَتَفِرُّونَ |
| 3pl | يَفِرُّونَ | فَرُّوا | سَيَفِرُّونَ |
Word family
فِرارflight, escape
فَارّfugitive, one who is fleeing
مَفَرّa way out, a place of refuge
لا مَفَرَّthere is no escape
Etymology
فَرّ comes from the Semitic triliteral root ف ر ر, built around the core sense of fleeing or bolting away from danger. The root is a geminate one, meaning its second and third letters are identical and collapse into a single letter marked with a shadda. This root produced a small family of Arabic words about escape and retreat, including the noun فِرار (flight) and مَفَرّ (a place or means of escape).
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