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فسو

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

الفَاسِيَةُ ذ (S, M, K) and ↓ الفَاسِيَاآءُ (M, K) and ↓ الفَسَّاآءَةُ (TA) The [ beetle called ] خُنْفَسَاآء; (S, M, K;) which emits a noiseless wind, and makes the party to stink by its foul odour: (M:) the pl. of the first is الفَوَاسِى. (TA.) Hence the prov., أَفْحَشُ مِنْ فَاسِيَةٍ i. e. [ More foul than ] a خنفساء. (S, M.)

Derived headwords

الفَاسِيَةُ
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أَفْحَشُ مِنْ فَاسِيَةٍ