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فحث

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of searching, investigating, or examining something closely. It also encompasses terms for a specific type of multi-layered stomach structure, possibly related to its layered or examined nature.

Derived headwords

الفحثةnoun
  1. 1.
    Multi-layered stomach partclassical

    A part of the stomach characterized by having multiple layers or folds, specifically referring to the rumen.

الفحثnoun
  1. 1.
    Multi-layered stomach partclassical

    Synonymous with 'al-faḥthah', referring to a multi-layered part of the stomach, specifically the rumen.

  2. 2.
    Investigationclassical

    The act of searching or investigating.

أفحاثnoun
  1. 1.
    Multi-layered stomach partsclassical

    The plural of 'al-faḥthah' or 'al-faḥth', referring to multiple parts of the stomach with layers.

فحث عن الخبرverb
  1. 1.
    To investigate newsclassical

    To search for or inquire about information or news.

Parallel reading

الفحثة، والفحث، بكسر الحاء: ذات الأطباق، والجمع أفحاث.
Al-faḥthah, and al-faḥth, with a kasrah on the ḥāʾ: is that which has layers, and the plural is afḥāth.
الجوهري: الفحث لغة في الحفث، وهو القبة ذات الأطباق من الكرش.
Al-Jawharī said: Al-faḥth is a dialectal variant of al-ḥafth, which is the dome-like structure with layers from the rumen.
وفحث عن الخبر: فحص، في بعض اللغات.
And faḥatha ʿan al-khabar: means faḥaṣa (to examine), in some languages.