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فدح

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of being burdened, weighed down, or overwhelmed, often by debt or a difficult matter. It can also refer to something being severe or grave.

Derived headwords

فَدَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to burdenboth

    To weigh down or burden someone, especially with debt or a difficult matter.

أَفْدَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to burden greatlyclassical

    To burden someone greatly, to make something exceedingly difficult or overwhelming for them. This form is noted as not being commonly heard from reliable Arabic speakers.

مَفْدُوحnoun
  1. 1.
    burdened personboth

    A person who is burdened, especially by debt or a significant obligation, such as in ransom or blood money.

فَادِحadjective
  1. 1.
    when it burdens and overwhelms a personboth

    when it burdens and overwhelms a person

Parallel reading

فدحه الدين: أثقله.
Debt burdened him: it weighed him down.
وعلى المسلمين أن لا يتركوا مفدوحا في فداء أو عقل.
And it is incumbent upon the Muslims not to leave someone burdened (in need of help) regarding ransom or blood money.
وأمر فادح، إذا عاله وبهظه.
And a grave matter, if it overwhelms and burdens him.
ولم يسمع أفدحه الدين ممن يوثق بعربيته.
And the form 'afdaḥahu al-dīn' (debt burdened him greatly) was not heard from someone whose Arabic is trusted.