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فوض

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the delegation of authority, entrusting matters to someone else, and the state of being without a leader or in disarray. It also extends to concepts of shared participation and negotiation.

Derived headwords

فَوَّضَverb
  1. 1.
    to delegateboth

    To entrust a matter or authority to someone else.

  2. 2.
    to marry offclassical

    Specifically used for a woman being married off by her guardian without a dowry.

فَوْضَىnoun
  1. 1.
    disordermodern

    A state of chaos, confusion, or lack of order.

  2. 2.
    anarchymodern

    A state of being without a ruler or leader, leading to equality and lack of authority.

  3. 3.
    disarraymodern

    A state of being mixed up or scattered.

فَوْضَىadjective
  1. 1.
    equalclassical

    Describing people who are equal, having no leader above them.

  2. 2.
    scatteredclassical

    Describing people who are dispersed or separated.

  3. 3.
    mixedclassical

    Describing people who are intermingled.

فَوْضُوضَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    disorderclassical

    A state of confusion and mixed affairs, where each person acts upon what belongs to another.

مُفَاوَضَةnoun
  1. 1.
    negotiationmodern

    The act of participating in or discussing a matter.

  2. 2.
    partnershipclassical

    Sharing in everything related to a matter.

  3. 3.
    equalityclassical

    Being on equal footing or level in a matter.

  4. 4.
    keeping paceclassical

    Matching or keeping up with someone in a matter.

تَفَاوَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to negotiatemodern

    To discuss a matter with others, engaging in mutual consultation.

  2. 2.
    to consult mutuallyclassical

    To engage in discussion and exchange of views on a matter.

Parallel reading

فوض إليه الأمر: رده إليه
He delegated the matter to him: he returned it to him.
والمرأة: زوجها بلا مهر
And the woman: her husband without a dowry.
وقوم فوضى، كسكرى: متساوون لا رئيس لهم
And people in a state of fawḍā, like sakrā: equal, having no leader over them.
أو متفرقون
Or dispersed.
أو مختلط بعضهم ببعض
Or mixed with each other.
وأمرهم فوضى بينهم
And their affair is in disorder among them.
وفوضوضاء
And fawḍūḍā'.
ويقصر: إذا كانوا مختلطين، يتصرف كل منهم فيما للآخر
And shortened: if they were mixed, each of them acting upon what belongs to the other.
والمفاوضة: الاشتراك في كل شيء
And al-mufāwaḍah: partnership in everything.
كالتفاوض
Like at-tafāwuḍ.
والمساواة
And equality.
والمجاراة في الأمر
And keeping pace in the matter.
وتفاوضوا في الأمر: فاوض فيه بعضهم بعضا
And they negotiated the matter: some of them negotiated it with others.