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فحش

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns exceeding limits, particularly in terms of indecency, obscenity, and excess. It extends to actions or qualities that are immoderate, excessive, or offensive, often in a moral or social context.

Derived headwords

الفَحْشَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    the indecencyboth

    the indecency

الفَاحِشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Obscenity, indecencyboth

    An act or speech that is indecent, obscene, or morally reprehensible. It is often used to refer to illicit sexual relations.

فَحُشَverb
  1. 1.
    the matter became indecent, with ḍamma for the verb and fuḥshan for the verbal nounboth

    the matter became indecent, with ḍamma for the verb and fuḥshan for the verbal noun

فُحْشًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Indecency, obscenityboth

    The state or quality of being indecent, obscene, or excessive.

تَفَاحَشَverb
  1. 1.
    it became excessively indecentboth

    it became excessively indecent

زِنَىnoun
  1. 1.
    mentioned it in 'zanā'both

    mentioned it in 'zanā'

  2. 2.
    and it is the short oneboth

    and it is the short one

  3. 3.
    he commits adulteryboth

    he commits adultery

فَاحِشadjective
  1. 1.
    anything that exceeds its limit is indecentboth

    anything that exceeds its limit is indecent

أَفْحَشَverb
  1. 1.
    he spoke obscenely to himboth

    he spoke obscenely to him

فُحَّاشadjective
  1. 1.
    meaning he spoke obscenely, so he is an obscene speakerboth

    meaning he spoke obscenely, so he is an obscene speaker

تَفَحَّشَverb
  1. 1.
    he became obsceneboth

    he became obscene

Parallel reading

الفحشاء: الفاحشة.
Al-faḥshā': Al-fāḥishah.
وكل شئ جاوز حده فهو فاحش.
And everything that exceeds its limit is excessive.
وقد فحش الأمر بالضم فحشا، وتفاحش.
And the matter became indecent with the pronunciation of 'fuḥisha' with 'fuḥshan', and 'tafāḥasha'.
ويسمى الزنى فاحشة.
And adultery is called a 'fāḥishah'.
أرى الموت يعتام الكرام ويصطفي * عقيلة مال الفاحش المتشدد *
I see death striking down the noble and choosing * the choicest of the wealth of the stingy excessive one *
يعني الذي جاوز الحد في البخل.
Meaning, one who has exceeded the limit in stinginess.
وأفحش عليه في المنطق، أي قال الفحش، فهو فحاش.
And he spoke obscenely to him in speech, meaning he said obscenities, so he is 'faḥḥāsh'.
وتفحش في كلامه.
And he spoke obscenely in his speech.