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يفخه

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to striking or hitting the fontanelle (the soft spot on a baby's head). It describes the action of inflicting such a blow and the state of having been struck there.

Derived headwords

يَفِخَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to strike the fontanelleclassical

    To hit someone directly on the fontanelle, the soft, membranous gap between the bones of the skull in an infant.

مَيْفُوخadjective
  1. 1.
    struck on the fontanelleclassical

    Describing a person or creature who has been struck on the fontanelle.

Parallel reading

أصاب يافوخه
He struck his fontanelle.
فهو ميفوخ
And he is struck on the fontanelle.