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فقحل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes a person who is quick to anger, especially when it is misplaced or inappropriate. It emphasizes a rapid and perhaps excessive onset of wrath.

Derived headwords

فَقْحَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to become quickly angryboth

    To become overcome with anger rapidly, often in a situation where such anger is not warranted or is excessive.

فَقْحَلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    quick-temperedboth

    Describing a person who is prone to becoming angry quickly and easily, especially when the anger is misplaced.

Parallel reading

فقحل الرجل إذا أسرع الغضب في غير موضعه.
A man became quickly angry when anger rapidly overtook him in an inappropriate place.
رجل فقحل سريع الغضب.
A quick-tempered man, quick to anger.