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فهج

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to wine, specifically its purity, or possibly a measure or strainer associated with it. It is also suggested to be a Persian loanword.

Derived headwords

الفيهجnoun
  1. 1.
    wineclassical

    A name for pure wine.

  2. 2.
    wine's qualityclassical

    One of the qualities or descriptions of wine.

  3. 3.
    invented name for wineclassical

    An invented name for wine, similar to other fabricated names.

  4. 4.
    wine measureclassical

    A measure for wine, of Persian origin.

  5. 5.
    wine strainerclassical

    A strainer used for wine.

Parallel reading

الفيهج) ، من أسماء (الخمر) الصافي.
Al-Fihaj, from the names of pure wine.
وقيل: هو من صفاتها.
And it was said: it is from its (wine's) qualities.
ألا يا أصبحينا فيهجا جيدرية بماء سحاب يسبق الحق باطلي
Oh, let us have some Fihaj in the morning, a fine wine mixed with rainwater that precedes my falsehood.
وقيل: هو فارسي معرب.
And it was said: it is a Persian loanword.
وقال ابن الأنباري: الفيهج: اسم مختلق للخمر، وكذلك القنديد وأم زنبق.
And Ibn al-Anbari said: Al-Fihaj is an invented name for wine, as are Al-Qandid and Umm Zanbaq.
الفيهج: رضي الله عنه مكيالها، فارسي معرب
Al-Fihaj: its measure, a Persian loanword.
وقيل: (المصفاة) لها.
And it was said: the strainer for it.