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فنقخ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a rare and obscure term, possibly describing a type of cunning or a specific, difficult situation. Its usage is highly specialized and found in classical texts.

Derived headwords

فَنَقَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be cunningclassical

    To possess a deep, perhaps treacherous, cunning or astuteness.

فُنُقُخٌnoun
  1. 1.
    cunningclassical

    A quality of being cunning, shrewd, or artful.

فَنَقِخٌadjective
  1. 1.
    cunningclassical

    Possessing cunning or shrewdness; artful.

Parallel reading

داهية فنقخ
A cunning calamity.
هكذا أسمعنيه المنذري في نوادر الفراء
Thus al-Mundhiri transmitted it to me in the rare texts of al-Farra'.