فيح

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root فيح (f-w-ḥ) primarily relates to the spreading of pleasant fragrance, but extends to concepts of expansion, abundance, and flowing, particularly in the context of liquids or large spaces. It can also describe the boiling of a pot or a wound gushing blood.

Derived headwords

فَاحَverb

1.
to spread fragranceboth
The pleasant scent of something, like perfume or spices, became widespread and noticeable.
2.
to boilboth
A pot of food began to boil vigorously, often compared to intense heat.
3.
to gushboth
A wound began to bleed profusely, with blood flowing out rapidly.
4.
to flowboth
Blood poured out or streamed forth.
5.
to expandclassical
A raid or military action became widespread and extensive.

فاح الطيب يفاح فوحا — The perfume spread its fragrance.

فاحت القدر تفيح — The pot boiled.

فاحت الشجة تفيح فيحا — The wound gushed blood.

فاح الدم فيحا — The blood flowed.

فَوْحاًnoun

1.
spreading fragranceboth
The act or state of a pleasant scent spreading widely.
2.
boilingboth
The state of a pot boiling vigorously.
3.
gushingboth
The act of a wound bleeding profusely.

فُوَاحاًnoun

1.
spreading fragranceboth
The act or state of a pleasant scent spreading widely.

فُوَحَاناًnoun

1.
spreading fragranceboth
The act or state of a pleasant scent spreading widely.

فَيْحاًnoun

1.
spreading fragranceboth
The act or state of a pleasant scent spreading widely.
2.
gushingboth
The act of a wound bleeding profusely.

فَيْحَاناًnoun

1.
spreading fragranceboth
The act or state of a pleasant scent spreading widely.
2.
gushingboth
The act of a wound bleeding profusely.

الفَوْحnoun

1.
pleasant scentboth
The good smell or fragrance that one perceives.
2.
sound of windclassical
The sound made by the wind.

يَفُوحُverb

1.
to spread fragranceboth
The pleasant scent of something became widespread and noticeable.

وفاح الطيب يفاح فوحا، إذا تضوع — And the perfume spread its fragrance, if it became strong.

تَفِيحُverb

1.
to boilboth
A pot of food began to boil vigorously.
2.
to gushboth
A wound began to bleed profusely.

فاحت القدر تفيح — The pot boiled.

فاحت الشجة تفيح فيحا — The wound gushed blood.

تَفُوحُverb

1.
to boilboth
A pot of food began to boil vigorously.

فاحت القدر تفيح وتفوح — The pot boiled.

أَفَاحَهَاverb

1.
to cause to spillboth
To cause blood to be spilled or poured out.

وأفاحها أنا — And I caused it to be spilled.

مُفَاحadjective

1.
flowingboth
Describing blood that is liquid and flowing out.

ودما مفاحا — And flowing blood.

الفَيْحnoun

1.
expanseboth
A wide, open space or area.
2.
abundanceboth
Greatness in size or extent.

بحر أفيح بين الفيح — A wide sea between expanses.

الأَفْيَحadjective

1.
wideboth
Describing a place, like a valley or sea, that is very broad and spacious.

واد أفيح — A wide valley.

الفَيَّاحadjective

1.
wideboth
Describing a place, like a sea, that is very broad and spacious.

بحر فياح بين الفيح — A wide sea between expanses.

يَفَاحُverb

1.
to be wideclassical
The sea or a place is characterized by its great width and expanse.

فِيحٌnoun

1.
expanseboth
A wide, open space or area.

يَفِيحُverb

1.
to be wideclassical
The sea or a place is characterized by its great width and expanse.

فَيَّاحname

1.
name for a raidclassical
A term used in pre-Islamic times to refer to a widespread and extensive raid or military incursion.

فيَاح كقطام اسم للغارة — Fayah, like qattam, is a name for a raid.

فَيْحَىname

1.
name for a raidclassical
A term used in pre-Islamic times to refer to a widespread and extensive raid or military incursion.

وقلنا بالضحى فيحى فياح — And we said at midday, 'Fayḥā, fayāḥ' (meaning, expand and spread).

Parallel reading

فاح الطيب يفاح فوحا، إذا تضوع

And the perfume spread its fragrance, if it became strong.

وقال الفراء: فاخت ريحه وفاخت بمعنى

Al-Farra' said: Its scent spread, and 'fākhat' means the same.

وقال أبو زيد: الفوح من الريح والفوخ، إذا كان لها صوت

Abu Zayd said: Al-fawḥ and al-fawkh refer to the wind when it has a sound.

فاحت القدر تفيح وتفوح، وقد أخرجه مخرج التشبيه، أي كأنه نار جهنم في حرها

The pot boiled, tafiḥu and tafuḥu, and it was described metaphorically, meaning as if it were the fire of hell in its heat.

فاحت الشجة تفيح فيحا: نفحت، أي قذفت بالدم

The wound gushed, tafiḥu fayḥan: it burst forth, meaning it gushed with blood.

وفي (الأساس) : فارت بالدم الكثير

And in (Al-Asas): it surged with much blood.

وفاح الدم فيحا وفيحانا وهو فاح: انصب

And the blood flowed, fayḥan and fayḥānan, and it means it poured out.

وأفاحه: هراقه وسفكه

And afāḥahu: to spill it and pour it out.

ودم مفاح: سائل

And mafāḥ blood: flowing.

نحن قتلنا الملك الجحجاجا ولم ندع لسارح مراحا إلا دبارا أو دما مفاحا

We killed the mighty king and left no respite for the traveler except destruction or flowing blood.

الفيح والفيح: السعة والانتشار

Al-fayḥ and al-fayḥ: wideness and expansion.

بحر أفيح بين الفيح

A wide sea between expanses.

واد أفيح، على غير قياس

A wide valley, deviating from the usual pattern.

بحر فياح بين الفيح: واسع

A wide sea between expanses: spacious.

وبيتها فياح، أي واسع

And her house was spacious, meaning wide.

فاحت الغارة: اتسعت

The raid expanded: it became widespread.

فيَاح كقطام اسم للغارة

Fayāḥ, like qaṭām, is a name for a raid.

وكان يقال للغارة في الجاهلية: فيحى فياح

And a raid in the pre-Islamic era was called: fayḥā fayāḥ.

وطالك إذا دفعت الخيل المغيرة فاتسعت

And that is when the raiding cavalry charged and it (the raid) expanded.

وقال شمر: فيحى (أي اتسعي) عليهم وتفرقي

And Shamir said: fayḥī (meaning, expand) upon them and disperse.

دفعنا الخيل شائلة عليهم وقلنا بالضحى فيحى فياح

We charged the cavalry against them and said at midday, 'Fayḥā, fayāḥ' (meaning, expand and spread).