فهه

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of forgetting, causing to forget, and speech impediments such as stammering or being tongue-tied. It also extends to meanings of making a mistake, falling from a high status, or being ignorant.

Derived headwords

فَهَ عَنِ الشَّيْءَverb

1.
to forgetboth
To forget something.

أَفْهَهَ غَيْرَهُverb

1.
to make forgetboth
To cause someone else to forget something.

فَهٌadjective

1.
tongue-tiedclassical
One who is tongue-tied or unable to express their needs.
2.
stammeringclassical
Characterized by a speech impediment or stammer.

فَهَةٌnoun

1.
tongue-tiednessclassical
The state of being tongue-tied or unable to articulate one's needs.
2.
stammeringclassical
A speech impediment or stammer.
3.
mistakeclassical
A slip, error, or mistake.
4.
ignoranceclassical
Ignorance or a state of being ignorant.

فَهَةٌnoun

1.
tongue-tied womanclassical
A female who is tongue-tied or unable to express her needs.

فَهْفَهٌnoun

1.
tongue-tiednessclassical
Similar to 'fahah', referring to being tongue-tied or unable to express oneself.

فَهْفَهَverb

1.
to fallclassical
To fall from a high position to a lower one.

فَهْفَهَةٌnoun

1.
stammeringclassical
A state of stammering or being unable to speak fluently.

فَهْفَهِيٌّadjective

1.
tongue-tiedclassical
One who is tongue-tied or unable to express their needs.

فَهْهَهَ اللهُverb

1.
to make speechlessclassical
May God make one speechless or unable to speak.

فَهْهِيٌّadjective

1.
tongue-tiedclassical
One who is tongue-tied or unable to express their needs.

فَهْهَاهَةٌnoun

1.
stammeringclassical
The act or state of stammering or being unable to speak fluently.
2.
inarticulatenessclassical
A lack of eloquence or clarity in speech.

فَهْهٌverb

1.
to stammerclassical
To stammer or exhibit a speech impediment.

فَهْهٌnoun

1.
stammeringclassical
A speech impediment or stammer.
2.
mistakeclassical
A slip or error.

فَهْهِيٌّadjective

1.
stammeringclassical
One who stammers or has a speech impediment.

Parallel reading

فَهَ عَنِ الشَّيْءَ يفه فها: نسيه.

He forgot the thing, he forgets, forgetting: he forgot it.

وأفهه غيره: أنساه.

And he made someone else forget: he caused him to forget.

والفه: الكليل اللسان العيي عن حاجته، والأنثى فهة، بالهاء.

And 'fah': the one with a tired tongue, unable to express his need, and the female is 'fahah', with the 'ha'.

وقد فههت وفههت تفه وتفه فها وفهها وفهاهة أي عييت؛

And indeed I became tongue-tied and I became tongue-tied, I stammer and I stammer, I stammered and I stammered and stammering, meaning I was unable to speak.

وفه العيي عن حاجته.

And the one unable to speak was unable to [achieve] his need.

الجوهري: الفهة والفهاهة العي.

Al-Jawhari: 'Al-fahah' and 'al-fahahah' are speech impediments.

يقال: سفيه فهيه، وفهه الله.

It is said: a foolish, stammering person, and may God make him speechless.

ويقال: خرجت لحاجة فأفهني عنها فلان حتى فههت أي أنسانيها.

And it is said: I went out for a need, and so-and-so made me forget it until I forgot it, meaning he made me forget it.

ابن الأعرابي: أفهني عن حاجتي حتى فههت فهها أي شغلني عنها حتى نسيتها،

Ibn al-A'rabi: He distracted me from my need until I forgot it, forgetting, meaning he occupied me with it until I forgot it,

ورجل فه وفهيه؛

And a man 'fah' and 'fahih';

وأنشد: فلم تلفني فها، ولم تلف حجتي ... ملجلجة أبغي لها من يقيمها

And he recited: You did not find me stammering, nor did you find my argument ... jumbled, seeking someone to establish it for me

ابن شميل: فه الرجل في خطبته وحجته إذا لم يبالغ فيها ولم يشفها،

Ibn Shumayl: A man faltered in his speech and his argument if he did not elaborate on it and did not clarify it,

وقد فههت في خطبتك فهاهة.

And you have faltered in your speech with stammering.

قال: وتقول أتيت فلانا فبينت له أمري كله إلا شيئا فههته أي نسيته.

He said: And you say, I came to so-and-so and explained my entire matter to him except for something I forgot, meaning I forgot it.

وفهفه إذا سقط من مرتبة عالية إلى سفل.

And 'fahfaha' when he fell from a high rank to a lower one.

وفي الحديث: ما سمعت منك فهة في الإسلام قبلها ، يعني السقطة والجهلة ونحوها.

And in the Hadith: I have not heard from you any 'fahhah' in Islam before this, meaning a slip, ignorance, and the like.

وفي حديث أبي عبيدة بن الجراح: أنه قال لعمر، رضي الله عنه، حين قال له يوم السقيفة ابسط يدك أبايعك: ما رأيت منك فهة في الإسلام قبلها، أتبايعني وفيكم الصديق ثاني اثنين ؟

And in the Hadith of Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah: he said to Umar, may God be pleased with him, when he said to him on the day of the Saqifah, 'Extend your hand, I will pledge allegiance to you': I have not seen any 'fahhah' from you in Islam before this, will you pledge allegiance to me while the Truthful is among you, the second of two?

قال أبو عبيد: الفهة مثل السقطة والجهلة ونحوها.

Abu Ubayd said: 'Al-fahah' is like a slip, ignorance, and the like.

يقال: فه يفه فهاهة وفهه فهو فه وفهيه إذا جاءت منه سقطة من العي وغيره.

It is said: 'fah' he forgets, 'fahahah', and 'fahhah', so he is 'fah' and 'fahih' if a slip comes from him due to speech impediment or otherwise.