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فاح

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the spreading of a pleasant scent, but also extends to the boiling of liquids and the bursting of blood from a wound. It also encompasses concepts of spaciousness and width, and can refer to a raid or a type of soup.

Derived headwords

فَاحَverb
  1. 1.
    to spread (scent)both

    The scent, particularly of musk, became widespread and diffused.

  2. 2.
    to boilclassical

    A pot of food reached a state of vigorous boiling.

  3. 3.
    to burst (blood)classical

    Blood gushed or spurted from a wound.

فَوْحًاnoun
  1. 1.
    spreading of scentclassical

    The act or state of a scent spreading widely.

فُؤُوحًاnoun
  1. 1.
    spreading of scentclassical

    An alternative masdar for the spreading of a scent.

فُوحَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    spreading of scentclassical

    Another masdar form indicating the widespread diffusion of a scent.

فَيْحًاnoun
  1. 1.
    spreading of scentclassical

    A masdar denoting the diffusion of a scent.

فَيْحَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    spreading of scentclassical

    A masdar form for the spreading of a scent.

أَفَاحَverb
  1. 1.
    to spillclassical

    To cause a liquid, especially blood, to be spilled or poured out.

أَفْحَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to make boilclassical

    To cause a pot or liquid to boil vigorously.

أَفْيَحadjective
  1. 1.
    wideboth

    Describing something that is wide or spacious.

فَيَّاحadjective
  1. 1.
    wideboth

    Describing something that is wide or spacious; an alternative to 'afyah'.

فَيَاحname
  1. 1.
    raidclassical

    A name referring to a sudden raid or attack.

فَيْحَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    spaciousboth

    Used to describe a spacious dwelling or place.

فَيْحَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    spacious dwellingboth

    A large, spacious house or dwelling.

  2. 2.
    seasoned soupclassical

    A type of soup that has been seasoned or spiced.

Parallel reading

فاح المسك فوحا وفؤوحا وفوحانا
The musk spread its scent widely, with various masdar forms indicating the diffusion.
فاح المسك ... انتشرت رائحته
The musk spread... its scent diffused.
ولا يقال في الكريهة
And it is not said for an unpleasant smell.
والقدر: غلت
And the pot: it boiled.
وأفحتها
And I made it boil.
والشجة: نفحت بالدم
And the wound: it gushed with blood.
وأفاحه: هراقه
And to spill it: to pour it out.
وبحر أفيح وفياح
And a wide sea, spacious and vast.
بين الفيح: واسع
Between the wide ones: spacious.
وفياح، كقطام: اسم للغارة
And Fiyāḥ, like Qattām: a name for the raid.
وفيحي فياح: أي اتسعي
And be spacious, O spacious one: meaning, expand.
والفيحاء: الواسعة من الدور
And Al-Fayḥā': the spacious of the houses.
وحساء متوبل
And a seasoned soup.