فحج

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a physical condition of the legs and gait, characterized by a wide stance or spread. It extends to the way a person or animal walks and can also refer to the act of spreading the legs for a specific purpose, such as milking.

Derived headwords

أَفْحَجadjective

1.
bow-leggedboth
Describing a person whose legs spread outwards, causing the knees to be wide apart.

فُحَجnoun

1.
bow-leggednessboth
The condition of having legs that spread outwards, characterized by wide-set knees and a separation of the legs.

فَحْجnoun

1.
wide-legged gaitboth
A manner of walking characterized by spreading the legs apart.

فَحَجَverb

1.
to be bow-leggedboth
To have legs that spread outwards, with knees wide apart.

تَفَحَّجَverb

1.
to walk with a wide stanceboth
To walk in a manner where the legs are spread apart.
2.
to spread one's legs (when sitting)classical
To sit with the legs spread apart.

تَفْحِيجnoun

1.
spreading legs (sitting)classical
The act of spreading one's legs apart, particularly when sitting.

أَفْحَجَverb

1.
to spread legs (for milking)classical
To spread the legs of a milkable animal apart to facilitate milking.

فَحْجَاءadjective

1.
bow-legged (animal)both
Describing an animal with legs that spread outwards.

Parallel reading

رجل أفحج بين الفحج

A bow-legged man, characterized by wide-set legs.

وهو الذى تتدالى صدور قدميه وتتباعد عقباه وتتفحج ساقاه

And he is the one whose feet's soles hang down, his heels are far apart, and his shanks spread out.

ودابة فحجاء

And a bow-legged animal.

والفحج بالتسكين: مشية الأفحج

And al-Fahj (with sukoon) is the gait of the bow-legged person.

وقد فحج يفحج فحجا

And he was bow-legged, he is bow-legged, with bow-leggedness.

وتفحج في مشيته مثله

And he spread his legs in his gait, similar to that.

التفحج مثله التفشج، وهو أن يفرج بين رجليه إذا جلس

Al-Tafahḥuj is like al-Tafashshuj, which is to spread one's legs apart when sitting.

وكذلك التفحيج مثل التفشيج

And likewise, al-Tafḥīj is like al-Tafshīj.

وأفحج الرجل حلوبته، إذا فرج ما بين رجليها ليحلبها

And the man spread apart his milch-animal's legs, if he spread apart what is between her legs to milk her.