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Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of unpleasantness, harshness, and potentially familial ties. It encompasses negative character traits and the concept of kinship.

Derived headwords

أفظىverb
  1. 1.
    to be ill-manneredclassical

    To have bad manners or a disagreeable disposition.

فظاءnoun
  1. 1.
    kinshipclassical

    Refers to the ties of blood or relationship, specifically the womb or uterus as the source of kinship.

Parallel reading

أفظى: ساء خلقه.
He was ill-mannered: his disposition was bad.
والفظاء: الرحم.
And al-fiẓāʾ: the womb.