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فضح
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaفَضِيحَةٌ ذ a subst. from فَضَحَهُ, as also ↓ فُضُوحٌ, (S, A, L, K,) and ↓ فُضُوحَةٌ, and ↓ فَضَاحَةٌ, (L, K,) and ↓ فِضَاحٌ; (K;) Disgrace, shame, or ignominy; (PS, TA;) a state of exposure of the vices, faults, or evil qualities or actions, of a man: (Har p. 3:) any evil thing that exposes its author to disgrace or shame; any disgraceful, or shameful, thing: (L:) a vice, or fault, or the like; syn. عَيْبٌ: pl. فَضَائِحُ: (Msb:) [and] a disgracing; putting to shame; or rendering ignominious. (MA and KL; in both of which it is mentioned as an inf. n.) It is said in a trad., الدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ مِنْ فُضُوحِ ↓ فُضُوحُ الاآخِرَةِ [ The disgrace of the present world is easier to bear than the disgrace of the world to come ]. (A, TA.)
Derived headwords
فَضِيحَةٌ
- 1.
الدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ مِنْ فُضُوحِ