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فصخ

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of separation, disjoining, and deception. It extends to meanings of being misguided or making poor judgments, and also includes specific animalistic actions.

Derived headwords

فَصَخَ عَنْهُverb
  1. 1.
    to feign ignoranceclassical

    To pretend not to know or understand something, despite being aware of it.

فَصْخًاnoun
  1. 1.
    act of feigning ignoranceclassical

    The verbal noun for the act of pretending not to know or understand.

فَصَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be deceived in tradeclassical

    To be cheated or defrauded in a commercial transaction, particularly in a sale.

فَصِيخٌadjective
  1. 1.
    misguidedclassical

    Lacking sound judgment or correct opinion; not discerning the right course of action.

فَصِيخَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    misguidedclassical

    Lacking sound judgment or correct opinion; not discerning the right course of action.

فَاصِخَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    misguidedclassical

    Lacking sound judgment or correct opinion; not discerning the right course of action.

فَوَاسِخٌnoun
  1. 1.
    misguided peopleclassical

    Plural of 'fasiikh', referring to people who are not sound in their opinions or judgments.

فَصَخَ يَدَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to dislocate a handclassical

    To separate a limb, specifically a hand, from its joint.

فَسَخَهَاverb
  1. 1.
    to dislocate itclassical

    To separate a limb from its joint (referring to a hand in the context).

فَصَخَ النَّعَامُ بِصَوْمِهِverb
  1. 1.
    ostrich threw up its foodclassical

    Describes the action of an ostrich regurgitating its food.

Parallel reading

فصخ عنه. كمنع: تغابى عنه وأنت تعلمه
To feign ignorance about it, like 'man'a', while you know it.
يقال: فصخت عن ذالك الأمر فصخا، قاله ابن شميل
It is said: 'I feigned ignorance about that matter,' a verbal noun, said Ibn Shumayl.
وفصخ، كعنى: غبن في البيع
And 'fasakha', like ''anaa', means to be deceived in a sale.
رجل فصيخ وفصيخة وفاصخة من فواصخ
A man is 'fasiikh', 'fasiikha', and 'faasikha' among the 'fawaasikh' (misguided).
أي غير مصيب الرأي
Meaning not sound in opinion.
فصخ يده وفسخها إذا أزاله عن مفصله
He dislocated his hand and 'fasakhaha' it when he removed it from its joint.
حكي الصاد عن أبي الدقيش
Al-Saa' narrated from Abu al-Daqeesh.
وعن أبي حاتم: فصخ النعام بصومه، إذا رمى به
And from Abu Hatim: The ostrich 'fasakha' with its fasting, meaning if it threw it up.