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فضء

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to feeding or giving food. However, its usage is disputed, with one scholar suggesting it's a misspelling of a word with a different root.

Derived headwords

أَفْضَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to feedclassical

    To give food to someone.

Parallel reading

أفضأت الرجل أطعمته
I fed the man, I gave him food.
أنكر شمر هذا الحرف
Shammir rejected this word.
وحق له أن ينكره لأن الصواب أقضأته، بالقاف، إذا أطعمته
And he was right to reject it because the correct word is 'aqda'tuhu', with a qaf, meaning 'I fed him'.