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فذذ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns singularity, uniqueness, and isolation. It extends to concepts of being alone, being the first or sole of something, and also to specific terms in ancient games and animal husbandry related to single offspring.

Derived headwords

فَذّadjective
  1. 1.
    singular, uniqueboth

    Meaning one, alone, or unique. It describes something that is by itself or stands out as the only one.

  2. 2.
    first arrow (of dice game)classical

    Refers to the first arrow used in the ancient Arabian game of dice (Maysir), which had specific names for each arrow.

ذهبًا فذين — Going as a pair of unique ones.
أولها الفذ — The first of them is Al-Fadh.
أَفَذَّتْverb
  1. 1.
    to give birth to one offspringboth

    Used for a female animal, specifically a sheep, giving birth to a single offspring.

أفذت الشاة — The ewe gave birth to a single lamb.
مُفِذّadjective
  1. 1.
    giving birth to oneboth

    The feminine active participle of أفذّ, describing a female animal that has given birth to a single offspring.

فهي مفذ — So she is one that gave birth to a single offspring.
مِفْذَاذadjective
  1. 1.
    habitually giving birth to oneboth

    Describes a female animal whose habit or usual practice is to give birth to a single offspring.

فهي مفذاذ — And she is one who habitually gives birth to a single offspring.

Parallel reading

الفذ: الفرد.
Al-Fadh: The singular.
ذهبا فذين.
They went as a unique pair.
والفذ: أول سهام الميسر، وهى عشرة: أولها الفذ، ثم التوأم، ثم الرقيب، ثم الحلس، ثم النافس، ثم المسبل، ثم المعلى.
And Al-Fadh is the first of the arrows of Maysir, and they are ten: the first of them is Al-Fadh, then Al-Taw'am, then Al-Raqib, then Al-Hils, then Al-Nafis, then Al-Musbil, then Al-Mu'alla.
وثلاثة لا أنصباء لها: وهى السفيح، والمنيح، والوغد.
And three have no shares: they are Al-Sufih, Al-Manih, and Al-Waghd.
وتمر فذ، أي متفرق.
And dates are fadh, meaning scattered.
وأفذت الشاة، أي ولدت واحدا، فهي مفذ.
And the ewe gave birth to a single one, so she is مفذ (one that gave birth to a single offspring).
فإن كان ذلك عادتها فهي مفذاذ.
And if that is her habit, then she is مفذاذ (habitually giving birth to a single offspring).
ولا يقال ناقة مفذ: لأنها لا تلد إلا واحدا.
And a she-camel is not called مفذ, because she does not give birth to more than one.