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Definition fard

Etymology 1

From Middle English farden (“to apply cosmetics”) or Middle French farder, from Old French farder (“to make up or paint the face; to disguise; to represent in a false light”), from Frankish *farwid?n (“to colour, dye”), from Proto-Germanic *farwiþ?n? (“to colour”), from *farw? (“colour”), from Proto-Indo-European *per?- (“coloured; motley”). The word is cognate with Icelandic farða, Latin pulcher (“beautiful”), Old High German farwjan (“to colour”) (modern German Farbe (“colour”)), Middle Low German varwe (“colour”) (Low German Farwe (“colour”)), Welsh erch (“dark brown”).

The noun is from French fard (“cosmetics, make-up”), from Old French fart (“cosmetics, make-up”) (masculine) (farde (feminine)); further etymology is uncertain, but a possible derivation is from Old High German gifarwit (“coloured, painted”), past participle of farwjan (“to colour”).

Verb

fard (third-person singular simple present fards, present participle farding, simple past and past participle farded)

1. (transitive, archaic) To paint, as the cheeks or face.
2. (transitive, archaic) To embellish or gloss over.

Noun

fard (countable and uncountable, plural fards)

1. (archaic) Colour or paint, especially white paint, used on the face; makeup, war-paint.

Etymology 2

From Middle English ferd.

Noun

fard (plural fards)

1. (chiefly Scotland, obsolete) Alternative form of faird (“force of movement; impetus, rush; hence, a violent onset”).

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic ?????‎ (far?, “religious duty”), from ??????‎ (fara?a, “to ordain, make obligatory, specify”).

Noun

fard (plural fards)

1. (Islam) A commandment from Allah that a Muslim has to fulfil; a religious duty or obligation.

Adjective

fard (not comparable)

1. (Islam) Required as a matter of religious duty or obligation.

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