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التفقح

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of opening, particularly the opening of eyes for young animals, and by extension, the blooming of plants. It also extends to metaphorical senses of readiness, openness to evil, and specific physical descriptions or objects.

Derived headwords

التَفَتُّحnoun
  1. 1.
    Blooming, openingboth

    The act or state of opening or blooming, often used for flowers or the eyes of young animals.

فَقَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    Opened eyes (young animal)classical

    To open one's eyes for the first time when young, specifically referring to a puppy or similar young animal.

  2. 2.
    Administered medicineclassical

    To administer something, like medicine, in a way that is swallowed or taken in.

  3. 3.
    Bloomed, floweredboth

    For a plant to bloom, become vibrant, and show its flowers.

فقح الجرو، كمنع: فتح عينيه أول ما يفتح وهو صغير — The puppy opened its eyes for the first time when it was young.
و الشيء: سفه كما يسف الدواء — and a thing: to swallow it as medicine is swallowed.
و النبات: أزهى وأزهر — and a plant: to become vibrant and bloom.
فَقِحَverb
  1. 1.
    Opened eyes (young animal)classical

    To open one's eyes for the first time when young, specifically referring to a puppy or similar young animal.

كفقح — like faqiha.
فَقْحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Herb, flowerclassical

    A type of herb, or the flower of the idhkhir grass, or the flower of any plant.

  2. 2.
    Good-natured womanclassical

    A woman who is good in character or disposition.

  3. 3.
    Anus, anal openingclassical

    The anus or its wider opening.

  4. 4.
    Palm of the handclassical

    The palm of the hand.

  5. 5.
    Ihram clothclassical

    A piece of cloth worn during the state of Ihram (pilgrimage)

وكرمان: عشبة، أو نور الإذخر، أو من كل نبت زهره، كالفقحة — and kerman: a herb, or the flower of the idhkhir, or the flower of every plant, like al-faqḥah.
و من النساء: الحسنة الخلق — and from women: the good-natured.
والفقحة: حلقة الدبر، أو واسعها — and al-faqḥah: the anus, or its wider opening.
وراحة اليد، كالفقاحة — and the palm of the hand, like al-faqāḥah.
ومنديل الإحرام — and the Ihram cloth.
فَقَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    Anus (plural)classical

    The plural of 'faqḥah', referring to the anus or its opening.

ج: فقاح — plural: fifāḥ.
فَقَاحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Palm of the handclassical

    The palm of the hand.

كالفقاحة — like al-faqāḥah.
تَفَاقَحُواverb
  1. 1.
    Turned backs to each otherclassical

    They turned their backs towards each other.

وتفاقحوا: جعلوا ظهورهم إلى ظهورهم — and tafāqaḥū: they made their backs to their backs.
مُتَفَقِّحadjective
  1. 1.
    Ready for evilclassical

    Prepared or poised for committing evil or mischief.

وهو متفقح للشر: متهيئ — and he is mutafaqqiḥ for evil: prepared.

Parallel reading

فقح الجرو، كمنع: فتح عينيه أول ما يفتح وهو صغير
The puppy opened its eyes for the first time when it was young.
و الشيء: سفه كما يسف الدواء
And a thing: to swallow it as medicine is swallowed.
و النبات: أزهى وأزهر
And a plant: to become vibrant and bloom.
وكرمان: عشبة، أو نور الإذخر، أو من كل نبت زهره، كالفقحة
And kerman: a herb, or the flower of the idhkhir, or the flower of every plant, like al-faqḥah.
و من النساء: الحسنة الخلق
And from women: the good-natured.
والفقحة: حلقة الدبر، أو واسعها
And al-faqḥah: the anus, or its wider opening.
ج: فقاح
plural: fifāḥ.
وراحة اليد، كالفقاحة
And the palm of the hand, like al-faqāḥah.
ومنديل الإحرام
And the Ihram cloth.
وتفاقحوا: جعلوا ظهورهم إلى ظهورهم
And tafāqaḥū: they made their backs to their backs.
وهو متفقح للشر: متهيئ
And he is mutafaqqiḥ for evil: prepared.