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فشج

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of spreading or widening, particularly referring to the legs. It encompasses the physical action of parting the legs and the resulting state of being spread apart.

Derived headwords

فَشَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to spread legsboth

    To part one's legs widely.

يَفْشُجُverb
  1. 1.
    spreads legsboth

    Present tense of the verb 'to spread legs'.

تَفْشِيجًاnoun
  1. 1.
    spreading legsboth

    The verbal noun (masdar) of 'fashaja', meaning the act of spreading the legs widely.

التَّفَشُّجnoun
  1. 1.
    spreading apartclassical

    A verbal noun similar in meaning to 'tafshijan', referring to the act or state of spreading apart, often used in the context of legs.

التَّفَحُّجnoun
  1. 1.
    straddlingclassical

    A verbal noun meaning straddling or spreading the legs wide, used synonymously with 'tafashuj'.

Parallel reading

فشج فبال، أي فرج بين رجليه، يفشج.
He spread his legs and urinated, meaning he parted his legs, he spreads.
وكذلك فشج تفشيجا.
And likewise, he spread his legs with tafshijan.
والتفشج مثل التفحج.
And tafashuj is like tafahuj.