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فءء
Root entry · 7 derived lemmasThis root primarily relates to splitting, cleaving, or fracturing, particularly in the context of striking with a sword. It also extends to concepts of separation, division, and groups or factions.
Derived headwords
فَأْوَىverb
- 1.to cleave, splitboth
To cleave or split something, especially the head of a man with a sword.
فَأْيًاverb
- 1.to cleave, splitboth
To cleave or split something, especially the head of a man with a sword.
انْفَأَىverb
- 1.to split, crackclassical
To split or crack open, used to describe a vessel or a crack appearing.
الفَأْوnoun
- 1.on the pattern of 'jarw'both
on the pattern of 'jarw'
الفِئَةnoun
- 1.the group, and the plural is fi'ūnboth
the group, and the plural is fi'ūn
فِئُونnoun
- 1.groups, factionsboth
The plural of 'fi'ah', referring to multiple groups, parties, or factions.
فَئِينadjective
- 1.scattered, separatedclassical
Describing something as scattered or separated into parts, like dispersed troops or individuals.
Parallel reading
فأوت رأس الرجل فأوا
I cleaved the man's head with a sword, cleaving it.
وفأيته فأيا
And I cleaved him, cleaving him.
حتى انفأى الفأو عن أعناقها سحرا
Until the split appeared from their necks at dawn.
وانفأى القدح
And the cup cracked.
والفأو: ما بين الجبلين
And the fa'w: the space between the two mountains.
والفئة: الطائفة
And the fi'ah: the group.
والجمع فئون
And the plural is fi'un.
ترى منه جماجمعم فئينا
You see from them their skulls scattered.
أي فرقا متفرقة
Meaning scattered, separated.