فح

1 فَحَّتِ الأَفْعَى ذ , aor. فَحُ3َ and فَحِ3َ , (S, K,) the former dev. from a general rule, which requires the aor. of a verb of this class when intrans. to be with kesr only, (S,) inf. n. فَحِيحٌ (S, K) and فَحٌّ and تَفْحَاحٌ, (K,) [the last an intensive form,] The viper [ hissed, or] made a sound to proceed from its mouth: (S, K, TA: [see a verse cited voce مِطْحَانٌ:]) or what is meant by this verb is [ it made a sound by ] the rubbing of one part of its skin against another part: or (TA) its making a sound to proceed from its skin is termed كَشِيشٌ, (S, TA,) or خَفِيفٌ: (As, TA:) some use this verb (فحّت) in relation to any serpent: others, peculiarly in relation to the female of the [serpents called] أَسَاوِد. (TA.) [J gives here a list of intrans. verbs of this class which have the aor. with damm, anomalously, and also with kesr; and a list of trans. verbs of the same class which have the aor. with kesr, anomalously, and also with damm: but both lists are defective; and it would be difficult to make them complete.] ― -b2- And فَحَّ, (L, K,) aor. فَحِ3َ , inf. n. فَحِيحٌ; (L;) and ↓ فَحْفَحَ; said of a man, (assumed tropical:) He blew in his sleep, (L, K,) making a sound like the فَحِيح of the viper. (IDrd.)