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فرطش

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes the act of spreading one's legs apart, particularly in preparation for urination or, in the case of a female camel, for milking. It implies a posture of opening or widening.

Derived headwords

فَرَطَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to spread legs apartboth

    To sit with the legs spread wide apart, often in preparation for urination.

فَرَشَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    to spread legs for milkingclassical

    Said of a female camel when she spreads her legs wide apart in preparation for being milked.

فَطَرَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to spread legs apart (corrected form)classical

    This is presented as the correct form for spreading legs apart, possibly for urination, as opposed to 'فرطش'.

Parallel reading

فرطش الرجل: قعد ففتح ما بين رجليه.
The man spread his legs: he sat and opened the space between his legs.
فرشحت الناقة إذا تفحجت للحلب
The she-camel spread her legs when she opened them wide for milking.
وفرطشت للبول؛
And she spread her legs for urination;
قال الأزهري: كذا قرأته في كتاب الليث، قال: والصواب فطرشت إلا أن يكون مقلوبا.
Al-Azhari said: Thus I read it in the book of Al-Layth, he said: And the correct form is 'fatarasha' unless it is an inversion.