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يفخ

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

يَافُوخٌ ذ [The top of the head; ] the part where the anterior and posterior bones of the head meet: [see يَأْفُوخٌ, of which it is a dial. form:] pl. يَوَافِيخُ. (TA.) ISd regards this form of pl. as an indication that the ى is a radical letter, and therefore mentions it in this art.; (TA;) [and F says the same in art. أفخ: but see that art.]. ― -b2- مَسَّ بِيَافُوخِهِ السِّمَاكَ (assumed tropical:) [ He touched Spica Virginis, or Arcturus, with the top of his head ]. (A.) ― -b3- وَطِئَ فُلَانٌ يَوَافِيخَ القُرُومِ (assumed tropical:) Such a one had lordship and eminence given to him. (A.) ― -b4- صَدَعُوا يَافُوخَ اللَّيْلِ (tropical:) i. q. أَدْلَجُوا [ They journeyed in the night; &c. ] (A.) [See also art. أفخ.]

Derived headwords

يَافُوخٌ
  1. 1.
مَسَّ بِيَافُوخِهِ السِّمَاكَ
وَطِئَ فُلَانٌ يَوَافِيخَ القُرُومِ
صَدَعُوا يَافُوخَ اللَّيْلِ