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فنح

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of drinking, specifically a moderate or partial intake of water. It also extends to describing an animal or person that drinks a lot.

Derived headwords

فَنَحَverb
  1. 1.
    drank moderatelyboth

    To drink water without quenching one's thirst completely, or to drink a moderate amount.

فَنُوحnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy drinkerclassical

    A descriptor for an animal or person that drinks a lot of water.

المُقَأبnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy drinkerclassical

    One who drinks excessively or a great deal.

Parallel reading

فنح الفرس من الماء: شرب دون الري
The horse drank moderately from the water: it drank without quenching its thirst.
والأخذ بالغبوق والصبوح،
And taking (water) in the evening and the morning,
مبردا، لمقأب فنوح المقأب: الكثير الشرب.
cooling itself, for the heavy drinker, the one who drinks a lot.