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Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of wideness, spaciousness, and expansion. It describes physical breadth, particularly in relation to the belly of an animal, and can extend to metaphorical concepts like generosity in spending.

Derived headwords

فَجِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to be wideclassical

    To be wide or spacious, particularly used to describe the belly of a she-camel.

أَفْجَىadjective
  1. 1.
    wide-belliedclassical

    Describing a she-camel that has a wide belly.

فَجْوَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    wide-belliedclassical

    A feminine adjective describing a she-camel with a wide belly.

تَفْجِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    uncoveringclassical

    The act of uncovering or revealing something.

  2. 2.
    removalclassical

    The act of removing or setting aside.

أَفْجَىverb
  1. 1.
    to spend generouslymodern

    To be generous or expansive in spending on one's dependents or family.

Parallel reading

فَجِيَ، كَرَضِيَ، فَهُوَ أَفْجَى، وَهِيَ فَجْوَاءُ، وَعِظَمُ بَطْنِ النَّاقَةِ، وَالفِعْلُ كَالفِعْلِ.
It is wide, like 'radiant', so he is wide-bellied, and she is wide-bellied, and the wideness of the belly of the she-camel, and the verb is like the verb.
وَالتَّفْجِيَةُ: الكَشْفُ، وَالتَّنْحِيَةُ.
And 'tafjiyah' means: uncovering, and removal.
وَأَفْجَى: وَسِعَ النَّفَقَةَ عَلَى عِيَالِهِ.
And 'afja' means: he was expansive in spending on his dependents.