فقء
Root entry · 16 derived lemmasThe root فقء (f-q-') primarily denotes the act of breaking, bursting, or splitting open. This applies to physical objects like boils, eyes, or even abstract concepts like a cloud releasing water. It also extends to meanings of rupture, eruption, and in a figurative sense, a lack of vitality or effectiveness.
Derived headwords
- 1.to burst, split openboth
To break open something, such as a boil, blister, or eye. It implies a forceful rupture or splitting.
- 2.to gouge outclassical
Specifically referring to the eye, meaning to tear it out or gouge it.
- 1.bursting, splittingboth
The act or instance of bursting or splitting open.
- 2.gouge, tearclassical
The result of gouging or tearing, specifically referring to an eye.
- 3.depression, hollowboth
A depression or hollow in a rock, ground, or mountain where water collects.
- 4.cloudburstclassical
A rain cloud that produces rain without thunder or lightning, with closely spaced drops.
- 5.membrane on newborn's headclassical
The membrane that covers the head of a newborn, sometimes called the caul.
- 1.to burst open, splitboth
To become burst or split open, often used for things like boils, blisters, or clouds releasing water.
- 2.to split open and revealboth
To split open, revealing its contents, such as a flower bud revealing its bloom or a cloud releasing its water.
- 3.to swell upclassical
To become swollen or distended, particularly with fluid.
- 1.to burst, ruptureboth
To burst or rupture, often used for eyes, boils, or even internal organs under pressure.
- 2.to split openclassical
To split open, particularly referring to the belly or internal organs.
- 1.burst, rupturedclassical
Describing something that has burst or been ruptured.
- 1.rain cloudclassical
A cloud that brings rain, characterized by its close-falling drops and lack of thunder or lightning.
- 2.membrane on newborn's noseclassical
A thin skin on the nose of a newborn that, if not removed, can be fatal.
- 1.ruptured organclassical
An animal, especially a camel, suffering from a disease that causes its internal organs to rupture or swell with blood.
- 2.hollow, depressionclassical
A hollow or depression, similar to 'فقء', often in the ground or a mountain.
- 1.ravine, gullyclassical
Valleys or ravines that deeply cut through the land.
- 1.splitting openboth
The act of splitting open, as a bud revealing its flower or a cloud releasing water.
- 1.to collapse inwardclassical
To have one's chest collapse inward due to illness.
- 1.diseased (camel)classical
Describing a female camel afflicted with a disease (al-ḥiqwah) causing swelling and inability to urinate or defecate.
- 1.to gouge out his eyeclassical
A specific idiomatic phrase meaning to violently remove or damage someone's eye.
- 1.to exude fatclassical
To produce or exude fat, used metaphorically for abundance or richness.
- 1.is weak, ineffectiveclassical
An idiom describing someone weak, ineffective, or unable to accomplish even simple tasks.
- 1.plural of membrane on headclassical
The plural form of 'فقء' when referring to the membrane on a newborn's head.
- 1.variant plural of membraneclassical
A debated plural form for 'فقء' (membrane on a newborn's head), considered incorrect by some.