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Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of seeds, grains, or the core essence of something. It extends to meanings of richness, abundance, and the underlying meaning or intent of speech.

Derived headwords

فَحَاnoun

1.
seedsboth
The seeds or grains of plants.

فَحْوَاءnoun

1.
seedsboth
Similar to 'faḥā', referring to seeds or grains.

أَفْحَاءnoun

1.
seedsboth
Plural of 'faḥā' or 'faḥwā', referring to seeds or grains.

فَحْوَةnoun

1.
honeycombclassical
A honeycomb, referring to the structure where bees store honey.

فَحْوَىnoun

1.
meaningboth
The underlying meaning, sense, or import of speech or text.
2.
intentboth
The intention or purpose behind something said.

فَحْوَاءnoun

1.
meaningboth
An alternative form for the meaning or import of speech.

فَحْوَاءَهnoun

1.
meaningboth
Another variant form referring to the meaning or import of speech.

تَفْحِيَةnoun

1.
abundance of spicesclassical
The act of adding many spices to a pot, indicating richness or abundance.

فَحِيَةnoun

1.
thin brothboth
A thin broth or liquid, possibly referring to a light soup or gruel.
2.
general liquidboth
A general term for a liquid, used broadly.

Parallel reading

وفحى القدر تفحية: كثر أبازيره

And the pot's 'faḥā' (richness) was enhanced with 'tafḥiyah': its spices were abundant.

وبكلامه إلى كذا: ذهب

And his speech went towards such-and-such.

والفحوة: الشهدة

And 'al-faḥwah': the honeycomb.

وفحوى الكلام وفحواؤه وفحواؤه، كغلوائه: معناه، ومذهبه

And the 'faḥwā' of the speech, and its 'faḥwā'ah', and its 'faḥwā'ahu', like 'ghalwā'uhu': its meaning, and its intent.

والفحية، كجرية وركية: الحسو الرقيق، أو عام

And 'al-faḥiyah', like 'jariyah' or 'rakiyah': the thin broth, or general.