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فشء

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of spreading, expanding, and becoming widespread, often in a negative or overwhelming sense. It also extends to notions of arrogance, boasting, and mockery.

Derived headwords

تَفَشَّأَverb
  1. 1.
    spread and became widespreadboth

    To spread among people, becoming prevalent and encompassing them.

  2. 2.
    became arrogantclassical

    To become arrogant or conceited.

  3. 3.
    mockedclassical

    To be mocked or ridiculed.

تفشأ فيهم المرض إذا انتشر بهم وعمهم — The illness spread among them, meaning it spread and encompassed them.
فَشْءnoun
  1. 1.
    boastingclassical

    Boasting or pride.

فَشَأَverb
  1. 1.
    became arrogantclassical

    To become arrogant or conceited.

أَفْشَأَverb
  1. 1.
    became arrogantclassical

    To become arrogant or conceited.

مُفْشِئٌadjective
  1. 1.
    arrogantclassical

    One who is arrogant or conceited.

وندك مفشىء ريخت منه نؤورا آض رئد نؤور عوط — And a proud camel from which a strong scent emanated, returning with a strong scent of acacia.

Parallel reading

تفشأ فيهم المرض إذا انتشر بهم وعمهم
The illness spread among them, meaning it spread and encompassed them.
والفشء: الفخر
And al-fash'u: boasting.
فشأ الرجل كمُنع وأفشأ إذا استكبر
A man became arrogant (fasha'a) as in 'man'a' and 'afsha'a' if he became arrogant.
وتفشأ فلان به إذا سخر منه واستهزأ به
And so-and-so became the object of mockery (tafashsha'a bihi), meaning he was mocked and ridiculed.
وندك مفشىء ريخت منه نؤورا آض رئد نؤور عوط
And a proud camel from which a strong scent emanated, returning with a strong scent of acacia.