فوه

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the mouth and speaking. It extends to the act of speaking, the mouth's physical characteristics like size and protrusion of teeth, and metaphorical uses related to communication and curses.

Derived headwords

الأفواهnoun

1.
what perfume is treated withboth
what perfume is treated with

فوهnoun

1.
and afwah like suq and aswaqboth
and afwah like suq and aswaq

أفاويهnoun

1.
then afawihboth
then afawih

فمnoun

1.
the 'lam' in 'fam' is a substitute for the 'ha' in 'fawh', not for the 'waw'both
the 'lam' in 'fam' is a substitute for the 'ha' in 'fawh', not for the 'waw'

فمانnoun

1.
mouthsclassical
A dual form of 'fam', meaning two mouths.

فموانnoun

1.
mouthsclassical
A plural form of 'fam', meaning mouths.

فاnoun

1.
one of the conjunctionsboth
one of the conjunctions

فيnoun

1.
a preposition, and it is the container and the adverb of place/time, and what is estimated as a containerboth
a preposition, and it is the container and the adverb of place/time, and what is estimated as a container

فوهةnoun

1.
it is said: sit at the mouth of the roadboth
it is said: sit at the mouth of the road

أفوهadjective

1.
wide-mouthedboth
Describing a person, male or female, who has a wide mouth.
2.
eloquentclassical
Describing someone who is articulate or speaks well.

فوهاءadjective

1.
wide-mouthedboth
Describing a woman who has a wide mouth.
2.
long-toothedclassical
Describing a machine, like a pulley system, with long teeth or grooves.

فوهverb

1.
and afwah like suq and aswaqboth
and afwah like suq and aswaq

يفوهverb

1.
to speakboth
To utter words or speak; to open one's mouth to speak.

فوهه اللهverb

1.
God made him wide-mouthedclassical
A passive construction meaning God endowed someone with a wide mouth.

فاهverb

1.
he uttered the speech: he spoke it, from the category of 'qala'both
he uttered the speech: he spoke it, from the category of 'qala'

تفوهverb

1.
he also uttered itboth
he also uttered it

المفوهadjective

1.
eloquentboth
One who is articulate and speaks fluently.

استفاهverb

1.
to eat voraciouslyclassical
To eat intensely after a period of weakness or little eating.

مستفيهadjective

1.
voracious eaterclassical
One who eats intensely after a period of weakness or little eating.

الفيهnoun

1.
the group, and the plural is fi'ūnboth
the group, and the plural is fi'ūn

فيهةadjective

1.
voracious eaterclassical
A female who eats a lot.
2.
eloquentclassical
A female who is articulate and speaks well.

فاها لفيكphrase

1.
May the earth consume your mouth!classical
An expression of extreme disappointment or a curse, wishing ill fortune upon someone.

Parallel reading

الأفواه: ما يعالج به الطيب، كما أن التوابل ما تعالج به الأطعمة.

The 'afwah': what is used to treat with perfume, just as spices are what are used to treat foods.

يقال فوه وأفواه، مثل سوق وأسواق، ثم أفاويه.

It is said 'faw' and 'afwah', like 'sawq' and 'aswaq', then 'afawih'.

والفوه أصل قولنا فم، لأن الجمع أفواه إلا أنهم استثقلوا اجتماع الهاءين في قولك: هذا فوهه بالإضافة، فحذفوا منها الهاء فقالوا: هذا فوه وفو زيد، ورأيت فا زيد، ومررت بفي زيد.

And 'al-fawh' is the origin of our saying 'fam', because the plural is 'afwah'. However, they found it difficult to have two 'h's together in your saying: 'hadha fawwuhu' when added, so they deleted the 'h' from it and said: 'hadha faw' and 'fu Zayd', and 'ra'aytu fa Zayd', and 'marartu bi fi Zayd'.

وإذا أضفته إلى نفسك قلت: هذا في، يستوي فيه حال الرفع والنصب والخفض، لأن الواو تقلب ياء فتدغم.

And when you add it to yourself, you say: 'hadha fi', which is the same in the nominative, accusative, and genitive cases, because the 'waw' turns into a 'ya' and is assimilated.

قال العجاج: خالط من سلمى خياشيم وفا * صهباء خرطوما عقارا قرقفا

Al-'Ajjaj said: 'Mixed with Salma were her nostrils and her mouth * a reddish-brown, a trunk, a potion, a potent drink.'

وقولهم: كلمته فاه إلى في، أي مشافها، ونصب فوه على الحال.

And their saying: 'I spoke to him 'fahan ila fi', meaning face-to-face, and 'faw' is in the accusative case as a حال (circumstantial adverb).

وإذا أفردوا لم تحتمل الواو التنوين فحذفوها وعوضوا من الهاء ميما فقالوا هذا فم وفمان وفموان.

And when they used it alone, the 'waw' could not take tanwin, so they deleted it and replaced the 'h' with a 'mim', and said 'hadha fam', 'famani', and 'famawani'.

قال أبو عبيد: وأصله أنه يريد: جعل الله لفيك الارض، كما يقال: بفيك الحجر، وبفيك الاثلب.

Abu Ubayd said: 'And its origin is that it means: May God make the earth fill your mouth, as it is said: 'bi-fika al-hajar' (may a stone fill your mouth), and 'bi-fika al-athlab' (may a thorny branch fill your mouth).'

والفوه بالتحريك: سعة الفم.

And 'al-fawh' (with vowel marks) means: the width of the mouth.

ورجل أفوه وامرأة فوهاء، بينا الفوه.

And a man is 'afwah' and a woman is 'fawhaa', meaning wide-mouthed.

ويقال: الفوه خروج الثنايا العلى وطولها.

And it is said: 'al-fawh' is the protrusion of the upper incisors and their length.

وأفواه الازقة والانهار واحدتها فوهة، بتشديد الواو.

And 'afwah' of alleys and rivers, its singular is 'fawhah' (with a shaddah on the 'waw').

ويقال: اقعد على فوهة الطريق، والجمع أفواه على غير قياس.

And it is said: 'Sit at the mouth of the road', and its plural is 'afwah' irregularly.

ويقال أيضا: إن رد الفوهة لشديد، أي القالة، وهو من فهت بالكلام.

And it is also said: 'The return of the 'fawhah' is severe', meaning gossip, and it is from 'fahatu bil-kalam' (I spoke).

ومحالة فوهاء، إذا كانت أسناتها التي يجري الرشاء بينها طوالا.

And a 'mahala' (pulley system) is 'fawhaa' if its teeth between which the rope runs are long.

وفاه بالكلام يفوه: لفظ به.

And 'faha bil-kalam yafuhu': he uttered it.

يقال: ما فهت بكلمة وما تفوهت، بمعنى، أي ما فتحت فمي بها.

It is said: 'Ma fahatu bi-kalimah' and 'Ma tafawwahtu', meaning, I did not open my mouth with it.

والمفوه: المنطيق.

And 'al-mufawwah': the eloquent one.

واستفاه الرجل فهو مستفيه، إذا اشتد أكله بعد ضعف وقلة.

And 'istafaaha al-rajul fa huwa mustafih', if his eating intensified after weakness and scarcity.

والفيه: الأكول، وأصله فيوه فأدغم، وهو المنطيق أيضا، والمرأة فيهة.

And 'al-fih': the voracious eater, and its origin is 'fiywuh' which was assimilated; and it also means the eloquent one, and the woman is 'fihah'.