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فسح

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes spaciousness, wideness, and roominess. It extends to concepts of making space, being open-minded, and even physical attributes related to wideness. It can also refer to the act of widening or expanding.

Derived headwords

الفَسَاحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Spaciousnessboth

    Vast spaciousness, particularly in land.

الفُسْحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Spaciousnessboth

    Spaciousness or roominess.

  2. 2.
    Roomboth

    A space or room within a place.

فَسَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to make spaciousboth

    To make a place spacious or wide.

  2. 2.
    to make roomboth

    To make room for someone, to allow them space.

تَفَسَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    to make roomboth

    To make room for oneself or others; to spread out.

  2. 2.
    to be spaciousboth

    To become spacious or wide.

انْفَسَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to become spaciousboth

    To become spacious, wide, or open.

  2. 2.
    to be open-mindedclassical

    To have an open or expansive mind.

  3. 3.
    to widenboth

    To widen or expand, especially a gap or distance.

فَسِيحadjective
  1. 1.
    spaciousboth

    Wide, spacious, roomy.

  2. 2.
    open-mindedboth

    Having a broad or open mind; generous in spirit.

فُسْحَمadjective
  1. 1.
    spaciousclassical

    Wide, spacious, roomy.

  2. 2.
    open-mindedclassical

    Having a broad or open mind; generous in spirit.

مُنْفَسَحnoun
  1. 1.
    spacious placeboth

    A spacious place or area; room to move.

فَسَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    spaciousnessclassical

    Spaciousness, wideness (used similarly to طوال for طويل).

فُسُوحnoun
  1. 1.
    spaciousnessboth

    Spaciousness, wideness (masdar of فسح).

تَفَاسَحُواverb
  1. 1.
    to make room for each otherboth

    To make room for each other, to yield space.

مُتَفَسِّحُونadjective
  1. 1.
    making roomclassical

    Those who make room or yield space.

فُسْحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    roomboth

    Room or scope within a matter or situation.

انْفَسَحَ طَرْفُهُphrase
  1. 1.
    his sight extendedclassical

    His sight extended far, indicating a wide field of vision.

أَفْسَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to grant spaciousnessclassical

    To grant spaciousness or room, especially in the afterlife.

  2. 2.
    to widenclassical

    To widen a gap or space, as in stitching.

الفُسْحَتَانnoun
  1. 1.
    sides of the upper lipclassical

    The two sides of the upper lip that have no hair.

ابْنُ فُسْحَمname
  1. 1.
    Ibn Fushamclassical

    A name, possibly derived from the root meaning spaciousness.

انْشَرَحَ صَدْرُهُphrase
  1. 1.
    his chest expandedboth

    His chest became expanded; he felt relieved or happy.

مَرَاحٌ مُنْفَسِحphrase
  1. 1.
    abundant pastureclassical

    Abundant pastureland, indicating prosperity and plenty.

مُفْسُوحُ الضُّلُوعadjective
  1. 1.
    wide-ribbedclassical

    Having wide ribs, possibly referring to a camel that can travel long distances.

Parallel reading

الفساحة: السعة الواسعة «2» في الأرض.
Spaciousness: the wide spaciousness in the land.
فسح المكان فساحة وتفسح وانفسح، وهو فسيح وفسح.
The place became spacious, with spaciousness, and expanded, and it is spacious and wide.
اللهم افسح له منفسحا «3» في عدلك أي أوسع له سعة في دار عدلك يوم القيامة
O Allah, grant him ample space in Your justice, meaning grant him a wide space in the abode of Your justice on the Day of Resurrection.
ومجلس فسح، على فعل، وفسحم: واسع.
And a spacious seat, on the pattern 'fa'al', and 'fusham': wide.
وبلد فسيح ومفازة فسيحة ومنزل فسيح أي واسع.
And a spacious land, a spacious desert, and a spacious dwelling, meaning wide.
وبيوتها فساح أي واسع.
And her house is spacious, meaning wide.
يقال: بيت فسيح وفساح مثل طويل وطوال ويروى فياح بمعناه.
It is said: a spacious house and 'fusaah' like 'taweel' and 'tuwaal', and 'fiyaah' is narrated with its meaning.
فسح له في المجلس يفسح فسحا وفسوحا وتفسح: وسع له.
He made room for him in the مجلس, he makes room, with spaciousness and 'fusuuh' and he makes room: he made room for him.
إذا قيل لكم تفسحوا في المجالس فافسحوا يفسح الله لكم
When you are told, 'Make yourselves spacious in the assemblies,' then make yourselves spacious, and Allah will make you spacious.
والقوم يتفسحون إذا مكنوا.
And the people make room for themselves when they are given space.
ورجل فسح وفسحم: واسع الصدر، والميم زائدة.
And a man 'fasih' and 'fusham': broad-chested, and the 'meem' is extra.
فسيح ما بين المنكبين أي بعيد ما بينهما، يصفه، صلى الله عليه وسلم، بسعة صدره.
Spacious between the shoulders, meaning far between them, describing him, peace be upon him, with the breadth of his chest.
وفي هذا الأمر فسحة أي سعة.
And in this matter there is spaciousness, meaning room.
إذا خرزت فأفسح الخطى لئلا ينخرم الخرز، يقول باعد بين الخرزتين.
When you stitch, widen the stitches so that the stitching does not break, meaning make the distance between the two stitches wider.
وانفسح صدره: انشرح.
And his chest expanded: he became relieved.
وقد انفسح مراحهم إذا كثرت إبلهم؛ قال الهذلي: سأغنيكم إذا انفسح المراح
And their pasture became abundant when their camels increased; the Hudhayli said: I will enrich you when the pasture becomes abundant.
وجمل مفسوح الضلوع بمعنى مسفوح يسفح في الأرض سفحا
And a camel with wide ribs, meaning flowing, flowing across the land.