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فحض

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the action of crushing or mashing, particularly soft fruits like watermelons. It conveys a sense of forceful breaking or flattening.

Derived headwords

فَحَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to crushboth

    To crush or mash something, especially soft fruits.

فَحْضًاnoun
  1. 1.
    crushingboth

    The act of crushing or mashing, as a verbal noun.

Parallel reading

فحض الشيء يفحضه فحضا: شدخه؛
Faḥaḍa the thing, yafḥaḍuhu, faḥḍan: it crushed it;
يمانية، وأكثر ما يستعمل في الرطب كالبطيخ وشبهه.
It is a Yamanite (dialectal) term, and it is most often used for soft, ripe fruits like watermelons and the like.