فوخ

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the emission of odors, particularly pleasant ones, and the sounds associated with such emissions or other actions. It also extends to the idea of something spreading or becoming prominent, like a scent, and can metaphorically refer to the sound of wind or a person's voice.

Derived headwords

فاخَverb

1.
to spread (scent)both
Said of musk when its scent spreads widely, similar to 'fāḥa' (to diffuse a fragrance).
2.
to emit a soundclassical
Said of the wind when it makes a sound.

يفوخverb

1.
to spread (scent)both
Present tense of 'fākha', referring to the spreading of musk's scent.
2.
to emit a soundclassical
Present tense of 'fākha', referring to the sound of wind.

فوخاناnoun

1.
spreading of scentboth
The masdar (verbal noun) of 'fākha', signifying the diffusion of a fragrance, like musk.

فاختverb

1.
to emit a scentclassical
Said of a scent that is strong and noticeable, implying it has taken hold of one's senses.

وفاحتverb

1.
to emit a scentclassical
A variant form, indicating the emission of a scent, possibly less intense than 'fākhat'.

وفاختهverb

1.
to emit a pleasant scentboth
Said of a pleasant fragrance that emanates, similar to 'fāḥat'.

تفوخverb

1.
to emit a pleasant scentboth
Present tense of 'fākha', referring to the emission of a pleasant fragrance.
2.
to emit a soundclassical
Present tense of 'fākha', referring to the sound of wind.

تفيخverb

1.
to emit a pleasant scentboth
Present tense of 'fākha', referring to the emission of a pleasant fragrance.
2.
to emit a soundclassical
Present tense of 'fākha', referring to the sound of wind.

وفاخَverb

1.
to emit windboth
Said of a person when wind is emitted from them.

فوخاnoun

1.
emission of windboth
The masdar (verbal noun) of 'fākha', specifically referring to the emission of wind.

أفاخَverb

1.
to emit windboth
Form IV verb, meaning to emit wind, particularly from the posterior.
2.
to open (a waterskin)classical
Said of opening the mouth of a waterskin to let its smell escape.

يفيخverb

1.
to emit windboth
Present tense of 'afākha', referring to the emission of wind.

إفاخةnoun

1.
emission of windboth
The masdar (verbal noun) of 'afākha', specifically referring to the emission of wind from the posterior.
2.
opening a waterskinclassical
The masdar (verbal noun) of 'afākha', referring to the act of opening a waterskin to release its smell.

فاخَثَverb

1.
to make a soundclassical
Said of a young person making a sound.

أفخَثَverb

1.
to open (a waterskin)classical
Said of opening the mouth of a waterskin to let its smell escape.
2.
to coat (inside)classical
Said of coating the inside of a waterskin with date syrup.

أفخَverb

1.
to rest from heatclassical
Said of resting during the hottest part of the day until it cools down.

بائِلَةnoun

1.
urineboth
A term for urine, used in the context of its emission.
2.
personclassical
Metaphorically refers to a person, in the context of bodily functions.

إفاخة الريح بالدبرphrase

1.
flatulenceclassical
A specific term for the emission of wind from the anus.

الفوحnoun

1.
scentboth
Refers to a scent, specifically one that is perceived by smell, as opposed to sound.

أفاخَverb

1.
to emit urineclassical
Said of a person or animal when urine is emitted.

يفخنverb

1.
to emit urineclassical
Present tense of a verb related to the emission of urine.

أفاخ ببولهverb phrase

1.
to urinate widelyclassical
Said of a person whose urine flows widely or extensively.

أشاعتverb

1.
to spread (urine)classical
Said of a female camel when her urine spreads widely.

أوزغتverb

1.
to spread (urine)classical
Said of a female camel when her urine spreads widely.

Parallel reading

فاخ المسك يفوخ ويفيخ فوخانا: سطع مثل فاح.

Musk spreads, yafūkhi wa yafīkhi fawkhānan: it is prominent like fāḥa.

الفراء: فاحت ريحه وفاخت أخذت بنفسه وفاحت دون ذلك.

Al-Farra': its scent diffused, and fākhat, it seized one's senses, and fāḥat, less than that.

الأصمعي: فاخت منه ريح طيبة تفوخ وتفيخ مثل فاحت.

Al-Asma'i: a pleasant scent emanated from it, tafūkhi and tafīkhi, like fāḥat.

وفاخ الرجل يفوخ فوخا وأفاخ يفيخ: خرجت منه ريح.

And a man fākha yafūkhi fawkhānan, and afākha yafīkhi: wind came out of him.

وفاخ الحدث نفسه يفوخ: صوت.

And a young person fākha himself yafūkhi: a sound.

وفاخت الريح تفوخ إذا كان لها صوت.

And the wind fākhat tafūkhi if it had a sound.

أفخت الزق إفاخة إذا فتحت فاه ليفش ريحه، قال: وسمعت شيخا من أهل العربية يقول أفخت الزق إذا طليت داخله برب.

Afākhta the waterskin ifākhatan if you opened its mouth to let its smell escape, he said: And I heard an Arabist say afākhta the waterskin if you coated its inside with date syrup.

وأفخ عنك من الظهيرة أي أقم حتى يسكن حر النهار ويبرد، وهو أيضا مذكور في الياء أيضا.

And afkh from the midday heat, meaning stay until the heat of the day subsides and it cools, and it is also mentioned with the letter Yā'.

وفي الحديث: أنه خرج يريد حاجة فاتبعه بعض أصحابه فقال: تنح عني فإن كل بائلة يفيخ.

And in the hadith: He went out for a need, and some of his companions followed him, so he said: Move away from me, for every bā'ilah yafīkh.

الإفاخة الحدث من خروج الريح خاصة؛ وقوله بائلة أي نفس بائلة.

Al-Ifākhatu is the emission of wind specifically; and his saying bā'ilah means a bā'ilah soul.

الليث: إفاخة الريح بالدبر.

Al-Layth: Ifākhatu al-rīḥi bi-al-dabr (emission of wind from the anus).

إذا جعلت الفعل للصوت قلت فاخ يفوخ.

If you make the verb refer to sound, you say fākha yafūkhi.

وفاخت الريح تفوخ فوخا إذا كان مع هبوبها صوت.

And the wind fākhat tafūkhi fawkhānan if there was a sound with its blowing.

وأما الفوح، بالحاء، فمن الريح تجدها لا من الصوت.

As for al-fawḥu, with Ḥā', it is from a scent you find, not from a sound.

إذا بال الإنسان أو الدابة فخرج منه ريح، قيل: أفاخ؛ وأنشد لجرير: ظل اللهازم يلعبون بنسوة ... بالجو، يوم يفخن بالأبوال

If a person or animal urinates and wind comes out of it, it is said: afākha; and he recited for Jarir: The necks of the strong played with women... in the air, on the day they yafkhuna with urine.

وأفاخ ببوله إذا اتسع مخرجه؛ وأفاخت الناقة ببولها وأشاعت وأوزغت؛ وأنشد بيت جرير أيضا.

And he afākha with his urine if its exit was wide; and the she-camel afākhat with her urine, and ashā'at, and awzghat; and he recited Jarir's verse also.