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فغر

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of opening, particularly the mouth, and by extension, the opening or blooming of flowers and the expansion of land. It also encompasses related concepts like swelling and a type of perfume.

Derived headwords

فَغَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to open (mouth)both

    To open one's mouth.

  2. 2.
    to swellclassical

    To become swollen or distended.

فَغَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to open (flower)classical

    Used metaphorically for a flower or bud to open or bloom.

أَفْغَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to rise high (star)classical

    Said of a star, specifically the Pleiades, when it reaches the zenith, indicating winter.

انْفَغَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to open wide (flower)classical

    To open widely, typically used for flowers or buds blooming.

فَاغِرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    type of perfumeclassical

    A kind of perfume, identified as the root of the Indian lotus.

مِغْفَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    forgivenessboth

    forgiveness

Parallel reading

فغر فاه، أي فتحه.
He opened his mouth, meaning he opened it.
وفغر فوه، أي انتفخ.
And his mouth swelled, meaning it became distended.
وأفغر النجم، وذلك في الشتاء، لأن الثريا إذا كبد السماء من نظر إليه فغرفاه.
And the star 'afghara', and that is in winter, because when the Pleiades reaches the zenith of the sky, one looking at it sees it as 'fagharah'.
والفاغرة: ضرب من الطيب، وهو أصل النيلوفر الهندي.
And al-Faghira: a type of perfume, and it is the root of the Indian lotus.
وانفغر النور: تفتح.
And the flower 'infaghara': it opened.
والمغفرة: الارض الواسعة.
And al-Maghfirah: the wide land.