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كتفشء

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of pride, arrogance, and looking down on others. It encompasses boasting, acting superior, and mocking or belittling someone.

Derived headwords

الفَشْءnoun
  1. 1.
    Boastingboth

    The act of boasting or bragging, often stemming from a sense of pride.

  2. 2.
    Prideclassical

    A feeling of excessive self-esteem or superiority.

فَشَأَverb
  1. 1.
    To be arrogantclassical

    To act in a proud or haughty manner, exhibiting arrogance.

أَفْشَأَverb
  1. 1.
    To be arrogantclassical

    To exhibit arrogance or haughtiness; to act superior.

تَفَشَّأَverb
  1. 1.
    To mockclassical

    To make fun of someone or something; to ridicule.

  2. 2.
    To belittleclassical

    To treat someone or something as unimportant; to disparage.

تَفَشَّأَ بهverb
  1. 1.
    To mock him/itclassical

    To ridicule or make fun of a specific person or thing.

Parallel reading

والفشء: الفخر.
And al-fash' is pride/boasting.
فشأ، كمنع، وأفشأ: استكبر.
Fasha'a, like man'a, and afsha'a: to be arrogant.
وتفشأ به: سخر منه.
And tafash'a bihi: to mock him.