فحح

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the hissing or sibilant sound made by snakes, particularly from their mouths. It extends to related sounds like rustling or friction, and metaphorically to a hoarse voice or intense speech. It also encompasses a state of agitation or excitement.

Derived headwords

فَحِيحnoun

1.
hissing soundboth
The characteristic hissing sound made by a snake, specifically from its mouth.
2.
rustling soundclassical
A sound produced by the friction of a snake's skin against itself or another surface.

فَحَّverb

1.
to hissboth
The verb form describing the act of a snake making a hissing sound from its mouth.

وهي تفح وتفح — and she (the snake) hisses and hisses

تَفَحَّاحnoun

1.
hissing soundclassical
A variant form referring to the hissing sound of a snake, particularly from its mouth.

فَحَّاحadjective

1.
hoarseboth
Describing someone who has a hoarse voice, characterized by a rough or raspy sound.
2.
talkativeclassical
Describing someone who speaks a lot, often excessively.

فَحْفَحَverb

1.
to have a hoarse voiceboth
To experience a hoarseness or roughness in one's voice.
2.
to breathe heavily in sleepclassical
To exhale audibly or with a snorting sound during sleep, likened to a snake's hiss.
3.
to affirm friendshipclassical
To express and solidify sincere friendship and loyalty.

فحفح الرجل؛ أخذته بحة في صوته — The man became hoarse; a hoarseness affected his voice.

فحفح الرجل إذا نفخ في نومه — The man made a snorting sound in his sleep.

فَحْفَحَةnoun

1.
hoarsenessboth
The condition of having a hoarse voice; a rough or raspy sound in speech.
2.
repeated soundclassical
The reverberation or repetition of sound in the throat, similar to hoarseness.
3.
speechclassical
The act of speaking or talking.

فُحَّةnoun

1.
heat of pepperboth
The pungent heat or spiciness characteristic of pepper.

فُحْفُحnoun

1.
agitated snakesclassical
A plural noun referring to agitated or excited snakes, making sounds from their mouths.

فَحْفَاحname

1.
name of a riverclassical
A proper noun identifying a specific river located in Paradise.

Parallel reading

فحيح الأفعى: صوتها من فيها

The hissing of the snake: its sound from its mouth.

والكشيش: صوتها من جلدها

And the rustling: its sound from its skin.

وهي تفح وتفح، فحا وفحيحا، وهو صوتها من فيها

And she (the snake) hisses and hisses, a hissing and a hiss, which is its sound from its mouth.

وقيل: هو تحكك جلدها بعضه ببعض

And it was said: it is the rubbing of its skin against itself.

وعم بعضهم به جميع الحيات

And some generalized it to all snakes.

وخص به بعضهم أنثى الأساود

And some specialized it to the female of the black snakes.

والفحفح، بضمتين: الأفاعي الهائجة

And al-fuḥḥuḥ, with two dammahs: the agitated snakes.

المرزة من أصوات أفواهها

The hissing from the sounds of their mouths.

يقال: فحفح الرجل، إذا صحح المودة وأخلصها

It is said: the man affirmed friendship, if he corrected and purified it.

فحفح الرجل؛ أخذته بحة في صوته

The man became hoarse; a hoarseness affected his voice.

والفحفحة: تردد الصوت في الحلق شبيه بالبحة

And al-faḥfaḥah: the repetition of sound in the throat, similar to hoarseness.

فهو فحفاح

So he is hoarse.

فحفح الرجل إذا نفخ في نومه، كفح يفح فحيحا

The man snorted in his sleep, like a snake hissing.

وفحة الفلفل، بالضم: حرارته

And the fuḥḥah of pepper, with dammah: its heat.

والفحفاح، بالفتح: اسم نهر في الجنة

And al-Faḥfāḥ, with fatha: the name of a river in Paradise.

الفحفحة: الكلام

Al-faḥfaḥah: speech.

ورجل فحفاح: متكلم

And a faḥfāḥ man: a speaker.