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فحش

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 فَحُشَ ذ , aor. فَحُشَ , inf. n. فُحْشٌ (S, O, Msb, K) and فَحَاشَةٌ, (TA,) It (a thing, or an affair, or anything, TA, or any evil thing, S) was, or became, excessive, immoderate, enormous, exorbitant, beyond measure, (S, O, TA,) or overmuch; (O, K, TA;) as also ↓ تفاحش: (S, TA:) it (a thing) was or became, foul, evil, bad, abominable, or unseemly; [ gross, immodest, lewd, or obscene; ] as also فَحَشَ, aor. فَحُشَ : (Msb:) [or excessively, or beyond measure, foul, &c.: (see فَاحِشَةٌ:)] and ↓ تفاحش it (a thing, or an affair,) increased by degrees (تَزَايَدَ) in foulness, evilness, badness, &c. (A.) And فَحُشَتِ المَرْأَةُ The woman became foul, or ugly, and old. (IAar.) ― -b2- See also 4, in two places.

Derived headwords

فَحُشَverb
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