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الفسخ

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

The root الفَسْخ primarily denotes concepts of breaking, undoing, and weakening. It encompasses the invalidation of contracts, the disintegration of physical structures or bodies, and a general state of feebleness or deficiency in intellect and physical capacity.

Derived headwords

فَسَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to annulboth

    To invalidate or cancel a contract, agreement, or legal bond, such as a sale or marriage.

  2. 2.
    to dislocateclassical

    To displace a joint from its socket, causing it to be out of place.

  3. 3.
    to decayclassical

    To become corrupt, rotten, or spoiled.

فَسْخnoun
  1. 1.
    weaknessboth

    A state of feebleness, lack of strength, or deficiency in both mind and body.

  2. 2.
    ignoranceclassical

    A lack of knowledge or understanding.

  3. 3.
    rejectionclassical

    The act of discarding, dismissing, or casting aside something.

  4. 4.
    corruptionclassical

    The act of spoiling or ruining something, particularly an opinion or plan.

  5. 5.
    cancellationboth

    The act of annulling or invalidating a contract or agreement.

  6. 6.
    separationclassical

    The act of dividing or separating things.

فَسْخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    weaklingclassical

    A person who is weak in mind and body, lacking in physical or mental fortitude.

فاسِخadjective
  1. 1.
    dislocatedclassical

    Describing a joint that has been displaced from its normal position.

فاسِيخadjective
  1. 1.
    unsuccessfulclassical

    Someone who does not achieve their goals or is incapable of managing their affairs effectively.

انْفَسَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be annulledboth

    To become invalidated or canceled, referring to a resolution, sale, or marriage.

  2. 2.
    to disintegrateclassical

    To break apart, decay, or fall away, often used for hair detaching from skin.

تَفَسَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to detachclassical

    To separate or come off, specifically used for hair detaching from the skin, especially of a deceased person.

  2. 2.
    to weakenclassical

    To become feeble or unable to cope, used to describe a pregnant animal under its load.

Parallel reading

الفسخ: الضعف، والجهل، والطرح، وإفساد الراي، والنقض، والتفريق
Al-Faskh: weakness, ignorance, rejection, spoiling of opinion, annulment, and separation.
والضعيف العقل والبدن، كالفسخة
And the weak in mind and body, like al-Faskhah.
ومن لا يظفر بحاجته ولا يصلح لأمره، كالفسيخ
And he who does not achieve his need and is not fit for his affair, like al-Fasiikh.
وانفسخ العزم، والبيع، والنكاح: انتقض
And when the resolve, the sale, and the marriage were annulled: they were invalidated.
وفسخ يده، كمنع: أزال المفصل عن موضعه
And he dislocated his hand, like 'to prevent': he removed the joint from its place.
وكفرح: فسد
And like 'faraha': it became corrupt.
وتفسخ الشعر عن الجلد: زال، وتطاير، خاص بالميت
And the hair detached from the skin: it disappeared, and flew away, specific to the deceased.
والربع تحت الحمل: ضعف وعجز
And the pregnant animal under its load: it weakened and became unable.