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فسء

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the process of something becoming worn out, torn, or decayed. It can also refer to the act of stretching or extending something until it breaks or tears.

Derived headwords

فَسَأَverb
  1. 1.
    of the same verb class as 'ada'both

    of the same verb class as 'ada'

تَقَضَّأَverb
  1. 1.
    to become worn outclassical

    Similar to 'فسأ', this verb signifies something becoming worn out, tattered, and decayed.

تَفْسَأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    wearing outclassical

    The act or process of a garment or material becoming worn out, tattered, and decayed.

تَفْسِيءnoun
  1. 1.
    stretchingclassical

    The act of stretching something until it tears or breaks.

Parallel reading

تفسأ الثوب، إذا تقطع وبلى.
The garment becomes worn out, if it is torn and decayed.
وتقضأ (1) مثله.
And it becomes worn out similarly.
وفسأته أنا تفسئة وتفسيئا: مددته حتى تفزر
And I made it worn out (by stretching), meaning I stretched it until it tore.