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فرحج

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root describes a wide or splayed gait, particularly in walking. It relates to the manner of stepping and the posture adopted while moving.

Derived headwords

فَرَّحَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk with splayed legsclassical

    To walk in a manner where the legs are spread wide apart, resembling the description of 'tafaḥḥaja'.

تَفَحَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk with splayed legsclassical

    To walk with the legs spread wide apart, a description used for the gait of someone.

الفَرَحَجَىnoun
  1. 1.
    splayed gaitclassical

    A manner of walking characterized by wide-stepping or splayed legs, similar to 'al-farshaḥah'.

الفَرْشَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    wide strideclassical

    A wide or splayed stride in walking, used as a comparison for the gait described by 'al-faraḥajá'.

Parallel reading

فرحج في مشيته: تفحج
He walked with splayed legs: he walked with wide-apart legs.
والفرحجى في المشي: شبه الفرشحة
And 'al-faraḥajá' in walking: it is like 'al-farshaḥah' (a wide stride).