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فيخ

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of expansion, abundance, and spreading out, often associated with physical phenomena like heat, growth, and bodily functions. It also encompasses notions of being thwarted or having something fall into one's hands unexpectedly.

Derived headwords

الفيخةnoun
  1. 1.
    Saucepanclassical

    A type of cooking pot or vessel, specifically a saucepan.

فيخ العجينother
  1. 1.
    Making dough like a saucepanclassical

    The act of shaping or preparing dough in a manner resembling a saucepan, perhaps implying a certain consistency or form.

أفاخverb
  1. 1.
    To be thwartedclassical

    To be frustrated, to have one's plans fail, or to experience a setback.

  2. 2.
    To turn awayclassical

    To turn away from someone or something, causing them to be thwarted.

  3. 3.
    To fartclassical

    To pass wind.

الإفاخةnoun
  1. 1.
    Thwartingclassical

    The state of being thwarted or frustrated; a setback.

  2. 2.
    Passing windclassical

    The act of passing wind, especially with a specific event.

أفاخ الرجل من فلانverb
  1. 1.
    To turn away from someoneclassical

    To turn away from a person, causing them to be thwarted or to fail.

فاخverb
  1. 1.
    To fartclassical

    To pass wind.

يفيخverb
  1. 1.
    To fartclassical

    To pass wind.

فيخاnoun
  1. 1.
    Passing windclassical

    The act of passing wind.

فيخاناnoun
  1. 1.
    Passing windclassical

    The act of passing wind.

فيخة البولnoun
  1. 1.
    Widening of urine passageclassical

    The widening of the passage for urine, and its abundance.

فاخت الرائحة الطيبةverb
  1. 1.
    Good scent spreadclassical

    A pleasant fragrance spread or became noticeable.

فيخة الحرnoun
  1. 1.
    Intensity of heatclassical

    The intensity, severity, and heat of the day.

فاخ الحرverb
  1. 1.
    Heat subsidedclassical

    The heat subsided or became calm.

أفخ عنك من الظهيرةverb
  1. 1.
    Wait until heat coolsclassical

    To wait until the midday heat subsides and cools down.

فيخة النباتnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundance of plantsclassical

    The lushness, density, and abundance of plant growth.

الفيخnoun
  1. 1.
    Spreading outclassical

    Spreading out or expanding, similar to 'fayh'.

Parallel reading

الفيخة: السكرجة.
Al-fīkhah: the saucepan.
وفيخ العجين: جعله كالسكرجة
And fīkh al-'ajīn: making it like a saucepan.
ونهيدة في فيخة مع طرمة، ... أهديتها لفتى أراد الزغبدا
And a soft breast in a saucepan with a large nose, ... I gifted it to a young man who wanted to be pampered.
والإفاخة أن يسقط في يده
And al-ifākhah is when something falls into one's hand.
أفاخ وألقى الدرع عنه، ولم أكن ... لألقي درعي عن كمي أقاتله
He was thwarted and threw off his armor, and I would not ... throw off my armor from my shoulder while fighting him.
وأفاخ الرجل: صد عنه فسقط في يده.
And a man 'afākha': he turned away from him, so it fell into his hand.
أفاخ فلان من فلان إذا صد عنه
So-and-so 'afākha' from so-and-so if he turned away from him.
أفاخوا من رماح الخط، لما ... رأونا قد شرعناها نهالا
They turned away from the spears of Al-Khatt, when ... they saw us drawing them as a drink.
وفاخ الرجل وأفاخ يفيخ أي ضرط.
And a man fākha and 'afākha yafīkhu, meaning he farted.
والإفاخة الحدث مع خروج الريح خاصة.
And al-ifākhah is the event specifically with the exit of wind.
فيخة البول اتساع مخرجه وكثرته.
Fīkhat al-bawl is the widening of its exit and its abundance.
وفاخت الرائحة الطيبة تفيخ فيخا وفيخانا: كفاحت.
And a good scent fākhat spreads yafīkhu fīkhan and fīkhānan: it was like fāḥat.
وفيخة الحر: شدته وغلواؤه.
And fīkhat al-ḥarr: its intensity and its heat.
وفاخ الحر: سكن، وكذلك كل ما سكن بعد
And al-ḥarr fākha: it calmed down, and so did everything that calmed down later.
وأفخ عنك من الظهيرة أي أقم حتى يسكن حر النهار ويبرد.
And 'afikh 'anka min al-ẓahīrah means stay until the heat of the day subsides and cools.
وفيخة النبات: التفافه وكثرته.
And fīkhat al-nabāt: its density and abundance.
والفيخ: الانتشار كالفيح، عن كراع
And al-faykh: spreading out like al-fayḥ, according to Kara'.