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فجج

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of wideness, spaciousness, or opening, particularly in the context of paths, physical separation, and the shape of objects.

Derived headwords

الفَجّnoun
  1. 1.
    with fatḥa: the wide path between two mountainsboth

    with fatḥa: the wide path between two mountains

  2. 2.
    and the plural is fijāj with kasraboth

    and the plural is fijāj with kasra

  3. 3.
    with kasra: the Syrian melon which the Persians call 'Hindi'both

    with kasra: the Syrian melon which the Persians call 'Hindi'

  4. 4.
    and everything from melons and fruits that is not ripe is fijj with kasraboth

    and everything from melons and fruits that is not ripe is fijj with kasra

فِجَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    Wide passesboth

    The plural of الفَجّ, referring to multiple wide paths or passages.

فَجَجَverb
  1. 1.
    To widenclassical

    To open or widen something, such as the space between one's legs.

أَفْجَجَverb
  1. 1.
    To widenclassical

    To make wide or spacious, often used reflexively or in the context of opening legs.

مُتَفَاجadjective
  1. 1.
    Wide-leggedclassical

    Describing someone who walks with their legs spread wide apart.

فَجْوَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Wide (bow)classical

    A description of a bow whose string is far from its central part (kibd), indicating a wide span.

فَجْجnoun
  1. 1.
    Widenessclassical

    The state or quality of being wide or spacious, particularly referring to the separation of legs or the span of a bow.

أَفْجَجadjective
  1. 1.
    Wide-leggedclassical

    A man who is wide-legged, implying an awkward or wide gait.

Parallel reading

الفج: الطريق الواسع بين الجبلين
Al-Fajj: The wide path between the two mountains.
والجمع فجاج
And its plural is fijaj.
وفججت ما بين رجلي أفجهما فجا، إذا فتحت
And I widened the space between my legs, making them wide, if I opened them.
يقال: هو يمشي مفاجا
It is said: He walks wide-legged.
وقد تفاج
And he has walked wide-legged.
وقوس فجاء وفجواء، بينة الفجج، إذا بان وترها عن كبدها
And a bow is faja' and fajwa', clearly wide (bayyinah al-fajaj), if its string is far from its core.
ورجل أفج بين الفجج
And a man is afajj (wide-legged) with wide legs (bayn al-fajaj).