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فها

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a state of being slow-witted, foolish, or unintelligent. It can also describe someone who becomes eloquent after a period of speech impediment or difficulty.

Derived headwords

فهاverb
  1. 1.
    to be foolishclassical

    To be slow-witted, foolish, or unintelligent.

  2. 2.
    to become eloquentclassical

    To become fluent or eloquent after a period of difficulty speaking or a speech impediment.

فؤادهnoun
  1. 1.
    heartboth

    The heart, often used metaphorically for the core of a person's being or emotions.

فها فؤاده — His heart was foolish
كهفاnoun
  1. 1.
    caveboth

    A natural cavity or hollow in the ground or a cliff face; a cave.

فها فؤاده كهفا — His heart was foolish like a cave
الأفهاءnoun
  1. 1.
    the foolishclassical

    The foolish or simple-minded people.

الأفهاء من الناس — The foolish among the people

Parallel reading

فها فؤاده: كهفا
His heart was foolish: like a cave.
قال: ولم يسمع له بمصدر فأراه مقلوبا.
He said: And no source was heard for it, so it appeared to him to be inverted.
الأزهري: الأفهاء من الناس.
Al-Azhari said: The foolish among the people.
ويقال: فها إذا فصح بعد عجمة.
And it is said: 'Faha' if one becomes eloquent after a speech impediment.