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الفءفء

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to stammering, repeating sounds, and a defect in speech characterized by excessive repetition of the letter 'fa'. It describes the act of stammering and the condition itself.

Derived headwords

الفَأْفَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to stammerboth

    To repeat the letter 'fa' excessively in speech, indicating a stammer or impediment.

فَأْفَأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stammeringboth

    The act or condition of stammering, characterized by the excessive repetition of the letter 'fa'.

Parallel reading

مردد الفاء
repeating the 'fa' letter
مكثره في كلامه
his excessive repetition in his speech
وفيه فأفأة
and he has a stammer