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فشخ

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes actions related to striking, hitting, and lying, particularly in the context of children's games. It also extends to meanings of exhaustion or being overwhelmed.

Derived headwords

فَشَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to slap, to strikeboth

    To strike someone with an open hand, often in a playful or aggressive manner, as seen in children's games.

  2. 2.
    to lie, to be unjustclassical

    To engage in falsehood or injustice, particularly within the context of children's play.

  3. 3.
    to exhaust, to overwhelmclassical

    To become weary or exhausted.

فَشْخًاnoun
  1. 1.
    slapping, strikingboth

    The act of slapping or striking, often associated with children's games.

  2. 2.
    lying, injusticeclassical

    The act of lying or committing injustice, especially in the context of children's play.

فَشَخَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to slap him, to strike himboth

    To strike or slap a person.

فَشَخَ الصِّبْيَانُverb
  1. 1.
    the children liedclassical

    The children engaged in falsehood or injustice during their play.

أَعْيَاverb
  1. 1.
    to be exhaustedclassical

    To become weary, tired, or unable to continue.

فَنَشَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be exhaustedclassical

    To become weary or exhausted.

Parallel reading

الفشخ: اللطم والصفع في لعب الصبيان والكذب فيه
Al-fashkh: slapping and striking in the play of children and lying in it.
فشخه يفشخه فشخا
He slapped him, he slaps him, a slapping.
وفشخ الصبيان في لعبهم فشخا: كذبوا فيه وظلموا
And the children slapped/lied in their play, a slapping/lying: they lied in it and were unjust.
وفنشخ وفشخ: أعيا
And fanashakha and fashakha: he was exhausted.