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فقح

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

فَقْحَةٌ ذ : see فُقَّاحٌ. ― -b2- Also The anus: (S, K:) because it opens in the case of need: (Ham p. 677:) or a wide, or an ample, anus: (K, MF:) or a wide دُبُر: or a دُبُر with what it comprises: and afterwards, by reason of frequency of usage, applied to signify any دُبُر: (L:) pl. فِقَاحٌ. (S, K.) ― -b3- And The palm of the hand; as also ↓ فَقَاحَةٌ: (K:) of the dial. of El-Yemen: so called because of its width. (TA.) ― -b4- And The napkin (مِنْدِيل) of الاـِحْرَام [i. e., which is used by one performing the rites of the حَجّ or of the عُمْرَة]: (K:) of the dial. of El-Yemen. (TA.)

Derived headwords

فَقْحَةٌ
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