فسء

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to tearing or splitting, particularly of fabric. It also extends to meanings of striking someone's back, preventing someone, and describing physical characteristics of a person or the spread of disease.

Derived headwords

فسأverb

1.
to tearboth
The garment tore or was torn.

فسأهverb

1.
to tear itboth
He tore the garment.

تفسأverb

1.
to tearboth
The garment tore.
2.
to spreadclassical
The disease spread among them.

تفسأهverb

1.
to strike his backclassical
He struck his back with a stick.

الأفسأadjective

1.
prominent-chestedclassical
Describing someone whose chest protrudes.
2.
bow-leggedclassical
Describing someone who walks as if their buttocks are protruding.
3.
difficulty standingclassical
Describing someone who has difficulty standing up after sitting.
4.
sunken backclassical
Describing someone whose back is sunken into their hips.

المفسوءadjective

1.
bow-leggedclassical
Describing someone who walks as if their buttocks are protruding.

فسئverb

1.
to be difficult to standclassical
He found it difficult to stand up after sitting.

Parallel reading

فسأ الثوب، كجمع: شقه

The garment tore, like 'جمع': it split.

و فلانا: ضرب ظهره بالعصا، كتفسأه

And [he struck] so-and-so: he struck his back with a stick, like 'تفسأه'.

و عنه: منعه

And [he prevented] him: he prevented him.

والأفسأ: الأبزخ، أو الذي خرج صدره ونتأت خثلته

And 'الأفسأ': the prominent-chested, or he whose chest protruded and his flesh bulged.

أو الذي إذا مشى كأنه يرجع استه، كالمفسوء

Or he who, when he walks, it is as if he is returning his buttocks, like 'المفسوء'.

أو من إذا قعد لا يستطيع يقوم إلا بجهد

Or he who, when he sits, cannot stand up except with difficulty.

أو من دخل صلبه في وركيه، فسئ

Or he whose back sank into his hips, 'فسئ'.

وتفسأ فيهم المرض: انتشر

And the disease spread among them: it spread.