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فرحج

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a specific manner of walking, characterized by a wide or splayed gait. It is closely related to the concept of spreading or stretching out the legs.

Derived headwords

فَرَّحَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk with a wide gaitclassical

    To walk with legs spread wide apart, similar to a splayed or straddling motion.

تَفَحَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk with a wide gaitclassical

    To walk with legs spread wide apart, a synonym for فرحج في مشيته.

الفَرَّحَجَىnoun
  1. 1.
    wide gaitclassical

    A manner of walking characterized by a wide or splayed stride, resembling the 'farshaha' (spreading out).

فَرْشَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    spreading outclassical

    The act of spreading out, stretching, or widening something, particularly the legs.

Parallel reading

فرحج في مشيته: تفحح.
He walked with a wide gait: he walked with legs spread apart.
والفرحجى في المشي: شبه الفرشحة.
And the 'farḥajá' in walking: is like the 'farshaḥah' (spreading out).