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فجءه

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of suddenness, surprise, and unexpectedness. It describes something or someone arriving or happening abruptly, often without prior warning. It also extends to related concepts like ambush and sudden onset of physical conditions.

Derived headwords

فَجَأَهverb
  1. 1.
    to surpriseboth

    To come upon someone suddenly and unexpectedly.

فُجِئَverb
  1. 1.
    to be surprisedboth

    To be taken by surprise; to be subjected to a sudden, unexpected event.

فَاجَأَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to surpriseboth

    To approach or confront someone suddenly and unexpectedly.

اِفْتَجَأَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to surpriseclassical

    To surprise someone; to come upon them suddenly.

فَجْأًadverb
  1. 1.
    suddenlyboth

    In a sudden manner; unexpectedly.

فَجَاءَةnoun
  1. 1.
    suddennessboth

    The quality or state of being sudden; abruptness.

  2. 2.
    surpriseboth

    An unexpected event or occurrence.

الفَجَاءَةname
  1. 1.
    Al-Faja'ahclassical

    The name of the father of the poet Qatari.

فُجِئَتِ النَّاقَةُverb
  1. 1.
    camel's belly grew largeclassical

    Said of a she-camel whose belly became greatly enlarged, often implying pregnancy.

فُجِئَverb
  1. 1.
    to have intercourseclassical

    To have sexual intercourse, often implying a sudden or forceful act.

المُفَاجِئnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A name for the lion, likely due to its sudden and fierce attacks.

Parallel reading

فَجَأَه، كَسَمِعَهُ وَمَنَعَهُ، فَجْأً وَفَجَاءَةً: هَجَمَ عَلَيْهِ
He surprised him, like 'he heard him' and 'he prevented him', suddenly and with suddenness: he attacked him.
كَفَاجَأَهُ وَافْتَجَأَهُ
Like he surprised him and he surprised him.
وَالفَجَاءَةُ: مَا فَاجَأَكَ
And Al-Faja'ah: what surprises you.
وَوَالِدُ قُطْرِي الشَّاعِرِ
And the father of Qatari the poet.
وَفُجِئَتِ النَّاقَةُ، كَفَرِحَ: عَظُمَ بَطْنُهَا
And the she-camel was surprised, like 'she became happy': her belly grew large.
وَكَمَنَعَ: جَامَعَ
And like 'he prevented': he had intercourse.
وَالمُفَاجِئُ: الأَسَدُ
And Al-Mufaji': the lion.