فحج

1 فَحِجَ فِى مِشْيَتِهِ ذ , aor. فَحَجَ , inf. n. فَحَجٌ, (S,) this is the form of the verb commonly known, like other verbs signifying faults, and that it is the correct form, and not فَحَجَ as it is written in the K [and O], is indicated by the forms of the inf. n. فَحَجٌ and the epithet أَفْحَجُ; (MF;) as also ↓ تفحّج, (S,) and ↓ فحّج, (K,) and ↓ انفحج; (TA;) He had the fore parts of his feet near together, and his heels wide apart, [i. e. he turned in his toes, and turned out his heels, ] in his gait: (S, K:) or ↓ فَحَجٌ signifies the having the middle of the legs wide apart, [or having the legs bowed outwards, ] in a man, and in a beast (دَابَّة): (Mgh, L:) [or the having the shanks wide apart: (see فَلَجٌ:)] or the having the thighs wide apart: [see also 1 in art. فج:] and the verb is فَحِجَ, inf. n. فَحَجٌ and فحْجة [thus written, app. فَحْجَةٌ, which is the inf. n. un.]; the latter inf. n. mentioned by Lh. (L.) ― -b2- And فَحَجَ, (accord. to the K,) or فَحِجَ, (accord. to MF,) He magnified himself, or behaved proudly. (K.)