فَرْفَارٌ

1.
A breaker [or mangler] of everything; as also فُرَافِرٌ. (M, K.)
2.
And The lion; because he mangles his antagonist: (Z, TA:) or the lion that mangles his antagonist (O, K *) and everything; (O;) as also فِرفَارٌ and فُرْفُرٌ, (K,) or فُرَفِرٌ, (O,) and فُرَافِرٌ and فُرَافِرَةٌ. (O, K.)
3.
And Light and unsteady in mind: (Lth, T, M, O, K:) feminine with ة. (Lth, T, M, O.)
4.
And Loquacious; talkative; a great talker; (M, K;) like ثَرْثَارٌ: (M:) feminine with ة. (K.)
5.
Also A species of tree, (T, M, O, K,) hard, having much endurance of fire, (T, O,) of which are made [bowls such as are termed] قِصَاع (M, O, K) and عِسَاس: (M, O:) AHn says, it is a great kind of tree; (O;) it becomes tall like the دُلْب [q. v.]; its leaves are like those of the almondtree; it has blossoms like the red rose; (O, TA;) and it becomes thick so that great [bowls such as are termed] عِسَاس, and أَقْدَاح, are turned from it: (O:) when its tree becomes old, its wood becomes black like ebony: (O, TA:) it is a hard wood, that blunts iron; and the bowls thereof are thin and light, and of pleasant odour: small saddles, called مَخَاصِر, plural of مِخْصَرَةٌ, for excellent she-camels, were also made of it, and the curved pieces of wood (أَحْنَاء) thereof amounted [in price] to two hundred dirhems. (O.)
6.
And A sort of vehicle, or saddle, for women (T, O, K) and for pastors, resembling the حَوِيَّة and سَوِيَّة [described in arts. حوى and سوى]. (T.)

Perseus ID: n33330