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فشء

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of spreading, becoming widespread, or manifesting. It can apply to abstract things like diseases, emotions, or matters of importance, indicating their expansion and prevalence.

Derived headwords

تَفَشَّأَverb
  1. 1.
    to spreadboth

    To become widespread or prevalent, to diffuse.

تَفَشُّؤًاnoun
  1. 1.
    spreadingboth

    The act or process of spreading, diffusion, or becoming widespread.

الفَشْءnoun
  1. 1.
    prideclassical

    A type of pride or boasting, derived from the concept of something becoming apparent or spreading.

أَفْشَأْتَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to spreadclassical

    To make something spread or become widespread; to cause diffusion.

فَشَأْتَverb
  1. 1.
    to spreadclassical

    To spread or become apparent; used in the context of pride or boasting.

Parallel reading

تفشأ الشيء تفشؤا: انتشر.
A thing spread, a spreading: it became widespread.
تفشأ بالقوم المرض، بالهمز، تفشؤا إذا انتشر فيهم
The disease spread among the people, with hamza, a spreading, if it became widespread among them.
وأمر عظيم الشأن، يرهب هوله، ... ويعيا به من كان يحسب راقيا تفشأ إخوان الثقات، فعمهم، ... فأسكت عني المعولات البواكيا
And a matter of great importance, whose terror is feared... and it exhausts whoever thought himself skilled. The trusted companions spread, and encompassed them all... so the wailing mourners were silenced for me.
الفشء: من الفخر من أفشأت، ويقال فشأت.
Al-fash'u: from pride, from 'afsha'ta, and it is said 'fasha'ta'.