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فوخ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of something being puffed up, swollen, or inflated. It can also extend to the idea of something being hollow or empty, and by extension, something that is boastful or arrogant.

Derived headwords

فَاخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be puffed upboth

    To become swollen, inflated, or distended.

  2. 2.
    to be hollowclassical

    To be empty or hollow inside.

تَفَوَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be puffed upboth

    To become puffed up or swollen, often implying a state of being inflated.

  2. 2.
    to be hollowclassical

    To be hollow or empty.

فُوَاخٌnoun
  1. 1.
    hollow thingclassical

    Something that is hollow or empty.

فُوَاخِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    hollowclassical

    Describing something as hollow or empty.

Parallel reading

فاخت الريح
The wind blew strongly.
تفوخ
It became puffed up.