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فشح

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of being spread apart or opened, particularly in the context of animals, often related to urination or a physical condition causing such an opening.

Derived headwords

فَشَحَverb
  1. 1.
    spread apart to urinateclassical

    Said of a female camel (ناقة) when she spreads her hind legs apart to urinate.

انْفَشَحَverb
  1. 1.
    remain spread apartclassical

    Said of a female camel that remains in a spread-apart posture, often due to pain or a lingering condition.

Parallel reading

فشحت الناقة: تفاجت لتبول.
The female camel spread apart to urinate.
وانفشحت، إذا بقيت كذلك لوجع.
And she remained spread apart, if she stayed that way due to pain.
إنك لو صاحبتنا مذحت * وحكك الحنوان فانفشحت
Indeed, if you had accompanied us, you would have been praised * and your flanks rubbed, and you would have remained spread apart (in that posture).