فحا

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns spices, seasonings, and the essence or meaning of something. It extends to include specific food items like onions and broth, and metaphorically, the direction or intent of speech.

Derived headwords

الفَحاnoun

1.
spices, seasoningsboth
The spices and seasonings added to pots and stews, such as pepper and cumin.
2.
onionsclassical
Specifically refers to onions, as mentioned in a hadith.

الفَحاnoun

1.
spices, seasoningsboth
The spices and seasonings added to pots and stews, such as pepper and cumin.
2.
onionsclassical
Specifically refers to onions, as mentioned in a hadith.

أفْحاءnoun

1.
spices, seasonings (plural)classical
The plural form of 'faha', referring to spices or seasonings.

تَفْحِيَةnoun

1.
seasoningclassical
The act of seasoning a pot by adding spices.

فُحِّيَتْverb

1.
to be seasonedclassical
Passive form of 'faha', meaning the pot was seasoned with spices.

الفَحْوَىnoun

1.
meaning, importboth
The meaning, significance, or underlying message of a statement or text.
2.
gist, purportclassical
The essence or main point of what is known from a particular doctrine or discourse.

الأفْحَاءnoun

1.
meanings, import (plural)classical
The plural of 'fahwa', referring to the meanings or import of speech.

فَحْوَائِهِnoun

1.
intent, doctrineclassical
Refers to the intent, doctrine, or underlying principle of someone's speech.

فَحْوَائِهِnoun

1.
intent, doctrineclassical
Refers to the intent, doctrine, or underlying principle of someone's speech.

فَحْوَائِهِnoun

1.
intent, doctrineclassical
Refers to the intent, doctrine, or underlying principle of someone's speech.

فَحِيَّةnoun

1.
broth, thin soupclassical
A type of thin broth or soup.

الفَحِيَّةnoun

1.
broth, thin soupclassical
A type of thin broth or soup.

الفَأْرَةnoun

1.
broth, thin soupclassical
A type of thin broth or soup, similar to 'fahiya'.

الفَئِيرَةnoun

1.
broth, thin soupclassical
A type of thin broth or soup, similar to 'fahiya'.

الحَرِيرَةnoun

1.
broth, thin soupclassical
A type of thin broth or soup, similar to 'fahiya'.

فَحَاverb

1.
to seasonclassical
To season a pot or food by adding spices.

يُفْحِيverb

1.
to tend towards, to go towardsclassical
To direct one's speech or intent towards a particular subject or goal.

Parallel reading

الفحا والفحا، مقصور: أبزار القدر

Al-faha and al-faha, shortened: the spices of the pot.

وفي المحكم: البزر، قال: وخص بعضهم به اليابس منه، وجمعه أفحاء.

And in Al-Muhkam: the seeds, and some specified it as the dried ones, and its plural is afhaa.

من أكل فحا أرضنا لم يضره ماؤها ، يعني البصل

Whoever eats the onions of our land will not be harmed by its water, meaning onions.

الفحا: توابل القدور كالفلفل والكمون ونحوهما، وقيل: هو البصل.

Al-faha: spices for pots like pepper and cumin and the like, and it was said: it is onions.

قال لقوم قدموا عليه كلوا من فحا أرضنا فقل ما أكل قوم من فحا أرض فضرهم ماؤها

He said to a people who came to him: Eat from the onions of our land, and say how many people ate from the onions of the land and its water harmed them.

كأنما يبردن بالغبوق ... كل مداد من فحا مدقوق

As if they are cooled down with the evening drink... every ink made from pounded spices.

ويقال: فح قدرك تفحية، وقد فحيتها تفحية.

And it is said: season your pot with seasoning, and I have seasoned it with seasoning.

الفحوة: الشهدة؛ عن كراع.

Al-fuhwah: the honeycomb; from Karaa.

وفحوى القول: معناه ولحنه.

And the fahwa of speech: its meaning and its tune.

والفحوى: معنى ما يعرف من مذهب الكلام، وجمعه الأفحاء.

And al-fahwa: the meaning of what is known from the doctrine of speech, and its plural is al-afhaa.

وعرفت ذلك في فحوى كلامه وفحوائه وفحوائه وفحوائه أي معراضه ومذهبه

And I knew that in the fahwa of his speech and his fahwa'ihi and his fahwa'ihi and his fahwa'ihi, meaning his intent and his doctrine.

وهو يفحي بكلامه إلى كذا وكذا أي يذهب.

And he tends with his speech to such and such, meaning he goes.

الفحية الحساء؛ أبو عمرو: هي الفحية والفحية والفأرة والفئيرة والحريرة: الحسو الرقيق.

Al-fihyah is the broth; Abu Amr: it is al-fihyah and al-fihyah and al-fa'rah and al-fa'irah and al-harirah: the thin broth.