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Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of opening, widening, or creating a gap. It extends to describe physical spaces, the act of opening something, and the widening of body parts or animal anatomy.

Derived headwords

فَجْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    gap, openingboth

    A space between two things, an opening, or a void.

  2. 2.
    expanse of landclassical

    An open or wide area of land.

  3. 3.
    courtyardboth

    The open space within a house or dwelling.

  4. 4.
    space between hoovesclassical

    The gap or space between the hard parts of an animal's hoof.

فَجْوَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    wide, spaciousclassical

    Describing something that is wide or has a large opening, particularly a bow.

فَجَاnoun
  1. 1.
    wide separationclassical

    The wide distance between things, such as thighs, knees, or legs.

  2. 2.
    hock of a camelclassical

    The joint or hock of a camel's hind leg.

فَجَاverb
  1. 1.
    to openboth

    To cause something to open or become wide.

اِنْفَجَىverb
  1. 1.
    to open upboth

    To become open or wide.

فَجَّيْتُverb
  1. 1.
    to widen (a bow)classical

    To raise the string of a bow away from its central part.

Parallel reading

الفجوة: الفرجة، وما اتسع من الأرض، كالفجواء، وساحة الدار، وما بين حوامي الحوافر ج: فجوات وفجاء.
The gap: the opening, and what is wide of the land, like the expanse, and the courtyard of the house, and what is between the edges of the hooves, plural: gaps and expanses.
وفجا بابه: فتحه، فانفجى،
And he opened its door: he opened it, and it opened.
وقوسه: رفع وترها عن كبدها، ففجيت،
And its bow: he raised its string from its center, so it was widened,
فهي فجواء.
And it is wide.
والفجا: تباعد ما بين الفخذين أو الركبتين أو الساقين.
And the wide separation: the distance between the thighs or the knees or the legs.
أو عرقوبي البعير.
Or the hocks of the camel.