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فوخ

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the emission of a pleasant fragrance or a sound, particularly associated with wind or bodily exhalations. It also extends to the concept of making a sound or emitting wind, with specific nuances depending on the context and the presence of a 'ha' (ح).

Derived headwords

فَاحَverb
  1. 1.
    the perfume when it spreadboth

    the perfume when it spread

تَفَوَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    to emit fragranceboth

    To spread a pleasant scent widely, similar to 'faḥa'.

تَفَيَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to emit fragranceboth

    To emit a pleasant fragrance, used synonymously with 'tafawwaḥa'.

فَوَّاحadjective
  1. 1.
    fragrantboth

    Possessing a strong and pleasant smell; perfumed.

أَفَاخَverb
  1. 1.
    the person exhaledboth

    the person exhaled

إِفَاخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    emission of wind/gasboth

    The act of emitting wind or gas.

فَوَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to emit wind/gasclassical

    To emit wind or gas, often with a sound.

Parallel reading

فاخت منه ريح طيبة تفوح وتفيخ، مثل فاحت.
A pleasant wind emanated from it, spreading and emitting fragrance, like 'faḥat'.
فاخت الريح تفوخ، إذا كان لها صوت.
The wind 'fākhat' (emitted sound), if it had a sound.
وأفاخ الانسان إفاخة.
And a person 'afākha' (emitted wind) an 'ifākha' (emission).
كل بائلة تفيخ.
Every urine emits a smell/sound.
وأما الفوح بالحاء فمن الريح تجدها لا من الصوت.
As for 'al-fawḥ' with a 'ḥā', it is from a wind that you find (smell), not from sound.
إذا بال الانسان أو الدابة فخرجت منه ريح قيل: أفاخ.
If a person or animal urinated and wind came out of it, it was said: 'afākha'.
ظل اللهازم يلعبون بنسوة * بالجو يوم يفخن بالابوال
The necks of the Lihāzim were playing with women * in the air on the day they emitted wind with urine.