فذح

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a specific, possibly rare, action of a female camel. It is related to the act of spreading the legs to urinate. However, its authenticity is questioned, with alternative, more common terms suggested.

Derived headwords

تَفَذَّحَتْverb

1.
spread legs to urinateclassical
Said of a female camel when she spreads her legs to urinate.

اِنْفَذَحَتْverb

1.
spread legs to urinateclassical
Said of a female camel when she spreads her legs to urinate.

Parallel reading

تفذحت الناقة

The female camel spread her legs to urinate.

وانفذحت، إذا تفاجت لتبول

And she spread her legs, meaning she opened them wide to urinate.

لم أسمع هاذا الحرف لغير ابن دريد

I have not heard this word from anyone other than Ibn Duraid.

والمعروف في كلامهم بهاذا المعنى تفشجت وتفشحت، بالجيم والحاء

And what is known in their speech for this meaning is tafashshajat and tafashshaḥat, with a jim and a ha.