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فضج

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes states of opening, widening, and loosening, often associated with physical conditions like wounds, the body, or natural phenomena. It can also refer to the flow or outpouring of liquids or abstract concepts like generosity.

Derived headwords

انفضجتverb
  1. 1.
    openedboth

    Used for a wound that has opened up.

  2. 2.
    loosenedclassical

    Describing the loosening of the bowels or internal organs.

  3. 3.
    widenedboth

    Used for anything that has become wider or expanded.

  4. 4.
    flowed outclassical

    Used for a bucket from which water has flowed out.

  5. 5.
    openedclassical

    Used for the navel when it has opened.

انفضجت القرحة: انفتحت — The wound opened.
انفضج بطنه: استرخت مراقه — His belly loosened (his intestines relaxed).
وإنفضجت الدلو، بالجيم، إذا سال ما فيها من الماء — And the bucket emptied, if what was in it flowed out.
انفضجت سرته إذا انفتحت — His navel opened.
انفضجverb
  1. 1.
    openedboth

    The past tense form of the verb, referring to something that has opened.

  2. 2.
    loosenedclassical

    The past tense form, referring to a loosening or relaxation.

  3. 3.
    widenedboth

    The past tense form, referring to widening or expansion.

وكل ما عرض كالمشدوخ، فقد انفضج — And anything that is affected like a bruise, has become loosened/widened.
عفضاجadjective
  1. 1.
    large-belliedclassical

    Describing a man with a large, relaxed belly.

رجل عفضاج — A man with a large, relaxed belly.
مفضاجadjective
  1. 1.
    large-belliedclassical

    Synonymous with عفضاج, describing a man with a large, relaxed belly.

وهو العظيم البطن المسترخيه — And he is the one with the large, relaxed belly.
انفضاجاnoun
  1. 1.
    looseningclassical

    The state of being loose, relaxed, or weak.

  2. 2.
    wideningboth

    The state of being wide or expanded.

وهو أشد انفضاجا من حق الكهول — It is more loosened/weakened than a spider's web.
تفضجverb
  1. 1.
    crackedclassical

    Used for a body that has cracked due to excessive fat, where veins split.

  2. 2.
    flowedclassical

    Used for a vein that has flowed or run.

  3. 3.
    widenedboth

    Used for anything that has widened or expanded.

  4. 4.
    sweatedclassical

    Used for someone sweating from the roots of their hair without becoming wet.

وتفضج بدنه بالشحم: تشقق — And his body cracked with fat: it split.
وتفضج عرقا: سال — And a vein flowed.
ينفضج الجود من يديه — Generosity flows from his hands.
وفلان يتفضج عرقا إذا عرقت أصول شعره ولم يبتل — And so-and-so sweats from the roots of his hair without becoming wet.
تفضجاnoun
  1. 1.
    flowingboth

    The act of flowing, often used for sweat or generosity.

  2. 2.
    crackingclassical

    The state of being cracked or split.

وأما بدنه تفضجا — And as for his body, it was flowing/cracked.
انفضجتverb
  1. 1.
    flowed outclassical

    Used for a bucket when its water has flowed out.

يقال قد انفضجت الدلو، بالجيم، إذا سال ما فيها من الماء — It is said the bucket has emptied, if what was in it flowed out.
منفضجاتadjective
  1. 1.
    flowingclassical

    Describing something that flows, possibly referring to sweat or a liquid.

ومنفضجات بالحميم — And flowing with warmth/sweat.
انفضختverb
  1. 1.
    emptiedclassical

    An alternative pronunciation for a bucket emptying.

ويقال بالخاء أيضا انفضخت؛ يعني الدلو — And it is also said with Khāʼ, 'infadakhat', meaning the bucket.
توسعverb
  1. 1.
    widenedboth

    Used for anything that has widened or expanded.

وكل شيء توسع، فقد تفضج — And everything that widened, has become 'tafaddaja'.
ينفضجverb
  1. 1.
    flowsboth

    Present tense, referring to the flow of generosity.

  2. 2.
    widensboth

    Present tense, referring to widening or expansion.

ينفضج الجود من يديه، كما ... ينفضج الجود، حين ينسكب — Generosity flows from his hands, as ... generosity flows, when it is poured out.
ففاضجةnoun
  1. 1.
    destroyerclassical

    Literally 'the one that causes to widen/split', used metaphorically for something that destroys or devastates homes.

ألم تسمع بفاضجة الديارا — Have you not heard of the destroyer of homes?
انفضجverb
  1. 1.
    became apparentclassical

    Used for the horizon when it becomes clear or visible.

انفضج الأفق إذا تبين — The horizon became apparent when it became clear.

Parallel reading

انفضجت القرحة: انفتحت.
The wound opened.
وانفضج بطنه: استرخت مراقه.
And his belly loosened: his intestines relaxed.
وكل ما عرض كالمشدوخ، فقد انفضج؛
And anything that is affected like a bruise, has become loosened/widened;
رجل عفضاج ومفضاج، وهو العظيم البطن المسترخيه.
A man is 'afḍāj' and 'mifḍāj', and he is the one with the large, relaxed belly.
لقد تلافيت أمرك وهو أشد انفضاجا من حق الكهول
You have rectified your affair, and it is more loosened/weakened than a spider's web
وتفضج بدنه بالشحم: تشقق، وهو أن يأخذ مأخذه فتنشق عروق اللحم في مداخل الشحم بين المضابع.
And his body cracked with fat: it split, which is when it takes its course and the veins of the flesh split in the places of fat between the muscles.
وتفضج عرقا: سال؛
And a vein flowed;
بعد وأما بدنه تفضجا «1»
Afterwards, and as for his body, it was flowing/cracked
يقال قد انفضجت الدلو، بالجيم، إذا سال ما فيها من الماء.
It is said the bucket has emptied, if what was in it flowed out.
وانفضج فلان بالعرق إذا سال به؛
And so-and-so flowed with sweat if it ran from him;
ومنفضجات بالحميم، كأنما ... نضحت لبود سروجها بذناب
And flowing with warmth/sweat, as if... their saddle pads were sprinkled with a tail.
ويقال بالخاء أيضا انفضخت؛ يعني الدلو.
And it is also said with Khāʼ, 'infadakhat', meaning the bucket.
ويقال: انفضجت سرته إذا انفتحت.
And it is said: his navel opened when it split.
وكل شيء توسع، فقد تفضج؛
And everything that widened, has become 'tafaddaja';
ينفضج الجود من يديه، كما ... ينفضج الجود، حين ينسكب
Generosity flows from his hands, as ... generosity flows, when it is poured out
ألم تسمع بفاضجة الديارا «1»
Have you not heard of the destroyer of homes
حيث انفضج واتسع؛
Where it became apparent and widened;
انفضج الأفق إذا تبين.
The horizon became apparent when it became clear.
وفلان يتفضج عرقا إذا عرقت أصول شعره ولم يبتل.
And so-and-so sweats from the roots of his hair without becoming wet.