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فحن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of wideness or spaciousness, particularly in relation to a place or a woman's physique. It is also mentioned in the context of a place name.

Derived headwords

فَحَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be wideclassical

    To possess wideness or spaciousness.

فَيْحَانname
  1. 1.
    Fayhanclassical

    A proper name, specifically a place name mentioned by Al-Layth.

فَيْحُونَةname
  1. 1.
    Fayhunahclassical

    A name given to a woman, possibly derived from the concept of wideness.

أَفْيَحadjective
  1. 1.
    wideclassical

    Possessing wideness or spaciousness.

Parallel reading

أما فحن فأهمله الليث
As for Faḥan, Al-Layth neglected it.
قال: وفيحان اسم موضع
He said: And Fayhan is the name of a place.
قال: وأظنه فيعال من فحن
He said: And I think it is Fiy'āl from Faḥan.
والأكثر أنه فعلان من الأفيح
And the majority view is that it is Fa'lān from Al-Afyaḥ.
وهو الواسع
And it is the wide one.
وسمت العرب المرأة فيحونة
And the Arabs named the woman Fayḥūnah.