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فاخت

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of wind, specifically its sound or intensity, and also to the expulsion of wind from the body. It extends to the idea of cooling down, particularly after the heat of midday.

Derived headwords

فَاخَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to blow stronglyclassical

    Said of the wind when it blows intensely or with a sound.

تَفُوخُverb
  1. 1.
    to blow stronglyclassical

    The present tense form of the verb 'fākhta', indicating the wind blowing intensely or with a sound.

فَوْحَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    strong blowingclassical

    The masdar (verbal noun) of 'fākhta', referring to the strong blowing or sound of the wind.

فوخاناnoun
  1. 1.
    expulsion of windclassical

    Said of a man when wind is expelled from him.

أَفَاخَverb
  1. 1.
    to expel windclassical

    A verb form indicating the expulsion of wind from the body, similar to 'fākhta' in this context.

أَفَخْverb
  1. 1.
    to cool downclassical

    Said when the heat of the midday (al-ẓahīrah) has cooled down.

Parallel reading

فاخت الريح تفوخ فوخانا: سطعت، أو إذا كان لها صوت
The wind blew strongly, making a sound.
الرجل فوخانا: خرجت منه ريح
A man, wind was expelled from him.
كأفاخ
Like 'afākha' (expelled wind).
وأفخ عنا من الظهيرة: أبرد
And it cooled down from the midday heat: it became cooler.