فحج

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a physical condition of the legs or feet, characterized by a wide or splayed stance. It also extends to metaphorical meanings of arrogance and turning away, as well as specific actions related to milking and sitting.

Derived headwords

فَحَجَverb

1.
to be bow-leggedboth
To have legs that are bowed outwards, causing the knees to be far apart.
2.
to stride widelyclassical
To walk with a wide gait, where the feet are spread apart.
3.
to be arrogantclassical
To walk with arrogance or haughtiness.

فُحِجَverb

1.
to be bow-leggedboth
The passive form indicating the state of having bow legs.

فَحْجnoun

1.
bow-leggednessboth
The condition of having legs that are spread apart, particularly at the knees or thighs.
2.
arroganceclassical
Haughtiness or pride, often manifested in one's gait.
3.
wide stanceboth
The act of spreading the legs apart, especially when sitting.

فُحْجnoun

1.
bow-leggednessboth
The condition of having legs that are spread apart, particularly at the knees or thighs.

فَحَجَةnoun

1.
bow-leggednessclassical
A variant form for the condition of having spread legs.

أَفْحَجَverb

1.
to spread legs (sitting)both
To spread one's legs apart when sitting down.
2.
to turn awayclassical
To turn away from something or someone; to desist.
3.
to spread legs (milking)classical
To spread the legs of a milkable animal to facilitate milking.
4.
to be bow-leggedboth
To have a condition of bow-leggedness.

تَفَحَّجَverb

1.
to spread legs (sitting)both
To spread one's legs apart when sitting, similar to 'tafashshaj'.
2.
to be bow-leggedboth
To have a condition of bow-leggedness.

انْفَحَجَverb

1.
to be bow-leggedboth
To have a condition of bow-leggedness.

فَحْجَاءadjective

1.
bow-legged (female)both
A female (human or animal) who is bow-legged.

أَفْحَجadjective

1.
bow-leggedboth
Having legs that are spread apart, particularly at the knees or thighs.

فَحْجَاءnoun

1.
bow-leggednessboth
The condition of being bow-legged.

التَّفَحُّجnoun

1.
spreading legs (sitting)both
The act of spreading one's legs apart when sitting.

التَّفْحِيْجnoun

1.
spreading legs (sitting)both
The act of spreading one's legs apart when sitting, similar to 'tafshīj'.

فَحْجَلnoun

1.
bow-legged personclassical
A person who is bow-legged; an augmentative form of 'afḥaj'.

فَحْفُجname

1.
nameclassical
A proper name, possibly of a father.

Parallel reading

فحج يفحج فحجا بفتح العين كذا ضبطه أبو سهل بخطه: (تكبر)

Faḥaja, yafḥaju, faḥjan (with fatha on the 'ayn), as Abu Sahl recorded it in his handwriting: (to be arrogant).

وفحج في مشيته: إذا تدانى صدور قدميه وتباعد عقباه

And faḥaja in his gait: if the fronts of his feet came close together and his heels spread apart.

وتفحج ساقاه، ودابة فحجاء، كفحج مشددا، وتفحج وانفحج.

And his legs were spread apart (tafaḥḥaja), and a bow-legged animal (faḥjā'), like faḥḥaja (with shadda), and tafaḥḥaja and infaḥaja.

الفحج: تباعد ما بين أوساط الساقين في الإنسان والدابة.

Al-faḥj: the distance between the middle parts of the shins in a human and an animal.

وقيل: تباعد ما بين الفخذين.

And it was said: the distance between the thighs.

وقيل: تباعد ما بين الرجلين.

And it was said: the distance between the legs.

والنعت أفحج. والأنثى فحجاء.

And the adjective is afḥaj. And the female is faḥjā'.

وقد غحج فحجا وفحجة، الأخيرة عن اللحياني.

And he was faḥija, faḥjan and faḥjatan, the latter from Al-Lahyānī.

وهو أفحج بين الفحج، محركة: الذي في رجليه اعوجاج.

And he is afḥaj bayna al-faḥj (with haraka): one whose legs have crookedness.

في صفة الدجال: (أعور أفحج)

In the description of the Antichrist: (one-eyed, bow-legged).

كأني به أسود أفحج يقلعها حجرا حجرا

As if I see him, a black, bow-legged man, tearing it out stone by stone.

التفحج: مثل التفشج، وهو التفريج بين الرجلين إذا جلس

At-tafaḥḥuj: like at-tafashshuj, which is spreading the legs apart when sitting.

وكذالك التفحيج مثل التفشيج.

And likewise at-tafḥīj is like at-tafshīj.

وأفحج: أحجم.

And afḥaja: he desisted.

وأفحج عنه: انثنى.

And afḥaja 'anhu: he turned away from it.

وأفحج حلوبته، إذا فرج ما بين رجليها ليحلبها.

And he afḥaja his milkable animal, if he spread the legs between hers to milk her.

الفحجل: الأفحج، زيدت اللام فيه كما قيل: عدد طيس وطيسل: أي كثير

Al-faḥjal: the bow-legged one, the 'l' was added to it as it was said: 'adad ṭays wa ṭaysal: meaning many.