فيء

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of returning, both literally and figuratively. It extends to concepts of regaining, revenue, spoils of war, and the shifting of shade after the sun's zenith.

Derived headwords

فَاءَverb

1.
he returnedboth
he returned
2.
its verb form is like بَاعَboth
its verb form is like بَاعَ
3.
to 'fi': meaning face to faceboth
to 'fi': meaning face to face

أَفَاءَverb

1.
God bestowed upon us the wealth of the disbelieversboth
God bestowed upon us the wealth of the disbelievers

فِئًاnoun

1.
returnboth
The act of returning or coming back.

فِئَةnoun

1.
the groupboth
the group
2.
its plural is فُنُون and فِئَاتboth
its plural is فُنُون and فِئَات

فِئَةnoun

1.
the groupboth
the group
2.
its plural is فُنُون and فِئَاتboth
its plural is فُنُون and فِئَات

فَيْءnoun

1.
tribute and spoils of warboth
tribute and spoils of war
2.
the shade after noonboth
the shade after noon

فَيْءnoun

1.
tribute and spoils of warboth
tribute and spoils of war
2.
the shade after noonboth
the shade after noon

اسْتَفَاءَverb

1.
to take as spoilsclassical
To acquire or take something as spoils or revenue.

تَفِيءverb

1.
to returnboth
To return or come back.

تَفَيَّأَverb

1.
to seek shadeboth
To seek or enjoy shade, especially the shade that appears after noon.
2.
to shift (shade)both
For shade to move or change position.
3.
to baskboth
To lie or sit in pleasant warmth, especially the warmth of the sun or a fire.

مَفِيءَةnoun

1.
sheltered placeclassical
A place that provides shelter or protection, often from the sun or heat.

Parallel reading

فاء يفئ فيئا: رجع

Faa'a yafi'u fi'an: to return.

وأفاءه غيره: رجعه

And another caused him to return: he returned it.

وفلان سريع الفئ من غضبه

And so-and-so is quick to return from his anger.

وإنه لحسن الفيئة بالكسر، مثال الفيعة، أي حسن الرجوع

And indeed, he is good at returning (from anger), like al-fi'ah, meaning good at returning.

والفئة مثال الفعة: الطائفة

And al-fi'ah, like al-fa'ah: a group.

والفئ: الخراج والغنيمة

And al-fay': tribute and spoils of war.

تقول منه: أفاء الله على المسلمين مال الكفار يفئ إفاءة

You say from it: May Allah grant the Muslims the wealth of the disbelievers, He causes it to return with a granting.

واستفأت هذا المال، أي أخذته فيئا

And I took this wealth as spoils, meaning I took it as fay'.

والفئ: ما بعد الزوال من الظل

And al-fay': the shade after the decline (of the sun).

فلا الظل من برد الضحى تستطيعه * ولا الفئ من بعد العشى تذوق

Neither the shade from the morning's coolness can you bear * Nor the afternoon shade after evening do you taste.

وإنما سمى الظل فيئا لرجوعه من جانب إلى جانب

And the shade is only called fay' because it returns from one side to another.

الظل ما نسخته الشمس، والفئ ما نسخ الشمس

The shade is what the sun erases, and al-fay' is what erases the sun.

كل ما كانت عليه الشمس فزالت عنه فهو فئ وظل

Whatever the sun was on and then moved away from it, it is fay' and shade.

وقد فيأت الشجرة تفيئة

And the tree has provided shade with its shade.

وتفيأت أنا في فيئها

And I sought shade in its shade.

وتفيأت الظلال، أي تقلبت

And I enjoyed the shades, meaning I moved about in them.

والمفيؤة: المقنؤة

And al-mafi'ah: the sheltered place.