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الفرضخ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe things that are large, imposing, or powerful, with specific applications to scorpions and physically large individuals. It also has a contrasting sense of weakness.

Derived headwords

الفَرْسَخnoun
  1. 1.
    scorpionclassical

    A venomous arachnid with a segmented tail that is typically carried over the body and ends in a stinger.

فَرْضَاخadjective
  1. 1.
    huge, broadclassical

    Describing a man who is large and wide in build.

  2. 2.
    tallclassical

    Describing a man who is of great height.

فَرْضَاخَةadjective
  1. 1.
    large-breastedclassical

    Describing a woman who has large breasts.

فَرْضَاخِيَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    large-breastedclassical

    Describing a woman who has large breasts.

مُفْرَضَخadjective
  1. 1.
    weakclassical

    Describing someone who is feeble or lacking strength.

Parallel reading

العقرب.
The scorpion.
ورجل فرضاخ: ضخم عريض، أو طويل
And a man is farḍākh: huge and broad, or tall.
وهي: بهاء.
And she is: splendor/beauty.
وامرأة فرضاخة وفرضاخية: عظيمة الثديين.
And a woman is farḍākhah and farḍākhiyyah: large-breasted.
ومفرضخ، كمسرهد: ضعيف.
And mufraḍakh, like misrahd: weak.