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فيحق

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of widening, expanding, or making something spacious. It can describe physical widening, such as separating legs, or the spaciousness of land. It also extends to metaphorical expansion, like boasting or speaking expansively.

Derived headwords

فَيَحَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to widenboth

    To make something wider or more spacious. This can be applied literally to physical objects or spaces.

فَيُحَقٌّnoun
  1. 1.
    spaciousnessclassical

    The quality of being wide or spacious. It refers to a large, open area.

فَيُحَقٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    spaciousclassical

    Describing land or an area that is wide and extensive.

أرض فيحق — spacious land
المُتَفَيِّحadjective
  1. 1.
    boastfulclassical

    One who speaks expansively or boastfully, often in a way that is considered excessive or arrogant.

المُتَفَيِّهadjective
  1. 1.
    boastfulclassical

    Similar to المتفيح, this describes someone who speaks with excessive pride or boastfulness.

انْفَحَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to expandclassical

    To become wide or spacious. It can also refer to speaking expansively or boastfully.

انْفَهَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to expandclassical

    To become wide or spacious. It is often used in the context of speaking boastfully or with great breadth.

Parallel reading

فيحق بين رجليه: باعد.
He widened the space between his legs: he separated them.
وأرض فيحق، كصيقل: واسعة.
And a spacious land, like 'sayqal': wide.
والمتفيحق: المتفيهق.
And the boastful one: the one who speaks expansively.
وانفحق: انفهق.
And he became wide/boastful: he became expansive/boastful.