فجس

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of arrogance, haughtiness, and boasting, often in a negative or excessive manner. It also extends to the idea of something swelling or bursting forth, particularly in the context of clouds releasing rain.

Derived headwords

الفَجَسُnoun

1.
arrogance, haughtinessboth
A state of being arrogant, haughty, and excessively proud or tall.
2.
swelling, bursting forthclassical
The act of swelling or bursting forth, used metaphorically for clouds releasing rain.

التَّفَجُّسُnoun

1.
arrogance, haughtinessboth
The act of being arrogant, haughty, and boastful.
2.
swelling, bursting forthclassical
The act of swelling or bursting forth, particularly of clouds releasing rain.

فَجَسَverb

1.
to be arrogant, haughtyboth
To act with arrogance, haughtiness, and pride.

يَفْجِسُverb

1.
to be arrogant, haughtyboth
To act with arrogance, haughtiness, and pride.

تَفَجَّسَverb

1.
to be arrogant, haughtyboth
To act with arrogance, haughtiness, and pride.
2.
to swell, burst forthclassical
To swell or burst forth, as in the case of clouds releasing rain.

أَفْجَسَverb

1.
to boast falselyclassical
To boast or be proud based on falsehoods or baseless claims.

مُتَفَجِّسٌadjective

1.
swollen, bursting forthclassical
Describing something that is swollen or bursting forth, particularly clouds releasing rain.

Parallel reading

الفجس والتفجس عظمة وتكبر وتطاول

Al-fajs and at-tafajjus mean greatness, arrogance, and haughtiness.

عسراء حين تردى من تفجسها، ... وفي كوارتها من بغيها ميل وفجس

A she-camel when she fell from her arrogance... and in her humps from her oppression is a leaning and arrogance.

وفجس يفجس، بالضم، فجسا وتفجس: تكبر وتعظم وفخر

And 'fajasa' (present tense 'yafjusu'), with damma, 'fajsan' and 'tafajjasa': to be arrogant, haughty, and boastful.

إذا أراد خلقا عفنقسا، ... أقره الناس

If He wills a creature to be arrogant, ... people accept it.

وإن تفجسا ابن الأعرابي: أفجس الرجل إذا افتخر بالباطل

And Ibn al-A'rabi said: 'afjasa' the man if he boasts falsely.

وتفجس السحاب بالمطر: تفتح

And the clouds 'tafajjasa' with rain: they open up.

متسنم سنماتها متفجس، ... بالهدر يملأ أنفسا وعيونا

With its humps towering, bursting forth... with thunder filling souls and eyes.