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فشق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of liveliness, eagerness, and suddenness. It describes a state of energetic activity and a keen desire, as well as the act of surprising someone.

Derived headwords

الفَشْقnoun
  1. 1.
    Livelinessboth

    A state of energetic activity, vigor, and spiritedness.

  2. 2.
    Eagernessclassical

    Intense desire or keenness, often associated with eagerness for something.

فَشَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To be livelyboth

    To exhibit liveliness, vigor, and spiritedness.

  2. 2.
    To be eagerclassical

    To show intense desire or keenness.

  3. 3.
    To surpriseboth

    To catch someone off guard or to approach them suddenly.

Parallel reading

الفشق بالتحريك والشين معجمة: النشاط.
Al-fashqu (with harakat and the letter shīn) means liveliness.
وقال أبو عمرو: النتشار النفس والحرص.
And Abu Amr said: It means the spreading of the soul and eagerness.
وقد فشق بالكسر.
And he may have been lively (fashiqa) with a kasra.
وفشقه، أي باغته.
And fashaqahu, meaning he surprised him.