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فج

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

فِجٌّ ذ , with kesr, The Syrian بِطِّيخ [i. e. melon or water-melon ], (S, A, O, K,) which the Persians call the Indian. (S, A, O.) ― -b2- And فِجٌّ, (so in the S and A and K,) or ↓ فَجٌّ, (thus in the O, and by implication in the Msb, [and thus pronounced in the present day,]) signifies Unripe; (S, A, O, Msb, K;) applied to fruit (A, Msb, K) of any kind, (A,) &c; (Msb;) to anything of melons (بِطِّيخ) and of other fruits; (S, O;) and so ↓ فَجَاجَةٌ; (O, K;) but ↓ فَجٌّ and ↓ فَجَاجَةٌ are not mentioned by Ed-Deenawaree [i. e. AHn; and the latter (which see below) I think doubtful in the sense expl. above]. (O.)

Derived headwords

فِجٌّ
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