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فخخ

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to traps and ensnaring, but also extends to the concept of deep, heavy sleep and the sounds associated with it.

Derived headwords

الفَخّnoun
  1. 1.
    the trapboth

    the trap

فَخّverb
  1. 1.
    to sleep deeplyclassical

    To fall into a deep, heavy sleep.

فَخَّverb
  1. 1.
    to fall into a trapclassical

    To be caught or ensnared in a trap.

فَخٌّnoun
  1. 1.
    deep sleepclassical

    A profound and heavy slumber.

الفَخَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    deep sleepclassical

    The state of deep, heavy sleep.

فَخِيخٌnoun
  1. 1.
    snoringclassical

    A sound made while sleeping, similar to snoring.

Parallel reading

الفَخّ: المصيدة
The trap: the snare.
والجمع فخاخ وفخوخ
And its plural is fikhākh and fukhūkh.
والفخيخ كالغطيط
And al-fakhīkh is like al-ghaṭīṭ (snoring).
وقد فخ النائم يفخ
And the sleeper may fall into a deep sleep, he sleeps deeply.
واسم هذه النومة الفخة
And the name of this sleep is al-fakhkha.
أفلح من كانت له مزخه * يزخها ثم ينام الفخه
Successful is he who has his share of sustenance * he takes it and then sleeps the deep sleep.