फ़र्श

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فرش (farš), from Arabic فَرْش (farš, “carpet, rug”). Compare Punjabi ਫ਼ਰਸ਼ (farśă).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /fəɾʃ/, [fɐɾʃ], /pʰəɾʃ/, [pʰɐɾʃ]

Noun

फ़र्श • (farś) m (Urdu spelling فرش)

1. floor

   Synonym: ज़मीन (zamīn)

   फ़र्श पर क़ालीन बिछा था। ― farś par qālīn bichā thā. ― The floor was covered with a carpet.

   वह फ़र्श पर गिर पड़ी। ― vah farś par gir paṛī. ― She fell to the floor.

2. carpet, rug

Declension

Declension of फ़र्श (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	फ़र्श farś	फ़र्श farś
oblique	फ़र्श farś	फ़र्शों farśõ
vocative	फ़र्श farś	फ़र्शो farśo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “फ़र्श”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “फ़र्श”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.