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فءفء

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes a person who hesitates or stutters when speaking. It specifically refers to a defect in speech characterized by repetition or difficulty in articulation.

Derived headwords

فَأْفَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to stutterboth

    To speak with hesitation, repeating sounds or syllables.

فَأْفَأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stutteringboth

    The act or condition of stuttering; a speech impediment characterized by repetition or blockage of sounds.

فَأْفَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    stuttererclassical

    A person who stutters or has a speech impediment.

Parallel reading

رجل فأفاء على فعلال
A man who stutters, characterized by 'fa'fa'ah'.
وفيه فأفأة
And in him is stuttering.
وهو الذي يتردد في الفاء إذا تكلم
And he is the one who hesitates on the letter 'fa' when he speaks.