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فنح

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of drinking, specifically a horse drinking water. It also extends to the concept of excessive drinking or being a heavy drinker.

Derived headwords

فَنَحَverb
  1. 1.
    drank (horse)classical

    To drink water, specifically used for a horse drinking without being fully satiated.

فَنُوحnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy drinkerclassical

    A noun referring to someone or something that drinks excessively.

المُقَأبadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy drinkerclassical

    An adjective describing someone who drinks a lot.

Parallel reading

فنح الفرس من الماء، كمنع: شرب دون الري
The horse drank from the water, like 'mana'a': it drank without being satiated.
والأخذ بالغبوق والصبوح مبرد لمقأب فنوح المقأب: كثير الشرب
And taking the evening and morning drinks is a cooling measure for a heavy drinker; the heavy drinker is one who drinks a lot.