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فهد

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

The root فهد (f-h-d) primarily relates to the leopard, a known wild animal used for hunting. It extends to describe characteristics associated with the leopard, such as heavy sleep and stillness, and also refers to specific objects, anatomical parts, and even a horse.

Derived headwords

الفَهْدnoun
  1. 1.
    leopardboth

    A well-known wild animal, often trained for hunting. It can also refer to the female leopard.

  2. 2.
    nail/pegclassical

    A nail or peg used to secure the middle part of a saddle.

فَهَدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    female leopardboth

    The female of the leopard.

  2. 2.
    anusclassical

    The anus.

  3. 3.
    horse nameclassical

    The name of a horse belonging to 'Ubayd ibn Malik al-Nahshali.

فُهُودnoun
  1. 1.
    leopardsboth

    Plural of فهد (leopard).

أَفْهَدnoun
  1. 1.
    leopardsboth

    Plural of فهد (leopard).

رجل فَهَدadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy sleeperclassical

    A man who resembles a leopard in his heavy sleep.

الفَهَّادnoun
  1. 1.
    owner of a leopardclassical

    The owner or handler of a leopard, similar to how 'kalb' refers to the owner of a dog.

  2. 2.
    hunting trainerclassical

    One who trains animals for hunting.

فَهَدَتَا البعيرnoun
  1. 1.
    two bony prominencesclassical

    Two prominent bones located behind the ears of a camel, also called 'al-khushshāwān'.

الفَهْدَتَانnoun
  1. 1.
    two fleshy partsclassical

    Two prominent fleshy parts on the chest of a horse, on its right and left sides.

فَهَدَverb
  1. 1.
    slept heavilyboth

    To sleep heavily and to feign ignorance or inattention to what is required or incumbent upon one.

  2. 2.
    was stillclassical

    To resemble the leopard in stretching out while sleeping; to be still and calm.

فَهْدadjective
  1. 1.
    sleeping heavilyboth

    One who sleeps heavily, resembling a leopard.

  2. 2.
    feigning ignoranceboth

    One who pretends to be asleep or unaware of matters they should attend to.

فُهَدadjective
  1. 1.
    sleeping heavilyboth

    One who sleeps heavily, resembling a leopard.

فَهْدadjective
  1. 1.
    acting in one's interestclassical

    To act beautifully in someone's affairs secretly.

الفُوَهَدnoun
  1. 1.
    plump boyclassical

    A plump boy who is nearing puberty.

غلام فُوَهَدadjective
  1. 1.
    fully formedclassical

    A boy of complete physical development.

  2. 2.
    soft and fullclassical

    A boy who is soft, plump, and well-developed.

الأَفْهُودnoun
  1. 1.
    plump boyclassical

    A plump boy who is nearing puberty.

فُوَهْدَةadjective
  1. 1.
    fully formed and softclassical

    A female described as fully formed and soft.

الأَفَاهِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    poolsclassical

    Pools of water with white sand, located on the path to al-Rabadhah.

Parallel reading

الفهد: سبع م أي معروف، يصاد به، والأنثى. فهدة.
The leopard: a known wild animal, hunted with, and the female is called Fahdah.
وفي المثل. (أنوم من فهد).
And in the proverb: (More sleepy than a leopard).
ورجل فهد: يشبه بالفهد في ثقل نومه، والفهاد صاحبها.
And a 'fahd' man: resembles a leopard in his heavy sleep, and the 'fahhad' is its owner.
و (معلمه الصيد: فهاد) كالكلاب في الكلب.
And (its hunting trainer: fahhad) like dogs for a dog.
الفهد (المسمار) يسمر به (في واسط الرحل)، وهو الذي يسمى الكلب.
The leopard (is) the nail hammered into the middle of the saddle, which is called the dog.
مضبر كأنما زئيره صرير فهد واسط صريره
Strongly built, as if its roar is the creaking of the nail of the middle of the saddle.
وساط الفهد مسمار يجعل في واسط الرحل.
The middle of the saddle (is) a nail placed in the middle of the saddle.
والفهدة، (بهاء: الإست)، نقله الصاغاني.
And al-Fahdah (with ta' marbuta): the anus, as narrated by al-Saghani.
وفهدتا البعير: عظمان ناتئان خلف الأذنين، وهما الخششاوان.
And the two 'fahdata' of the camel: two prominent bones behind the ears, and they are al-khushshāwān.
وفهدتا الفرس: لحمتان ناتئتان في زوره مثل الفهرين.
And the two 'fahdata' of the horse: two fleshy parts protruding in its chest like two stones.
وفهد الرجل، (كفرح: نام وتغافل عما يجب).
And the man 'fahada', (as in 'faraha'): slept and feigned ignorance of what is obligatory.
فهد الرجل: أشبه الفهد في تمدده نوم.
The man 'fahada': resembled the leopard in his stretching out while sleeping.
إن دخل فهد، وإن خرج أسد، ولا يسأل عما عهد.
If he enters, he is a 'fahd' (gentle), and if he goes out, he is a lion (fierce), and he does not ask about what he has been entrusted with.
وصفت زوجها باللين والسكون، إذا كان معها في البيت، ويوصف الفهد بكثرة النوم، شبهته به إذا خلا بها، وبالأسد إذا رأى عدوه.
She described her husband with gentleness and calmness when he was with her in the house, and the leopard is described as sleeping a lot; she likened him to it when he was alone with her, and to a lion when he saw his enemy.
فهو فهد، وفهد ككتف وإبلغ.
So he is a 'fahd' (sleeping heavily/feigning ignorance), and 'fahd' like 'katif' and 'iblagh'.
ويقال فهد فلان لفلان، كمنع، إذا عمل في أمره بالغيب جميلا.
And it is said: 'fahada' so-and-so for so-and-so, as in 'mana'a', meaning he did something beautiful for him secretly.
والفوهد: الغلام السمين الذي راهق الحلم، كالفلهد.
And al-Fuhad: the plump boy nearing puberty, like al-fulhad.
وغلام ثوهد وفوهد: تام الخلق، وقيل، هو الناعم الممتليء.
And a boy 'thuhad' and 'fuhad': fully formed, and it is said, he is soft and full.
وهي فوهدة وثوهدة: تامة تارة ناعمة.
And she is 'fuhdah' and 'thuhdah': fully formed at times, and soft.
والأفاهيد: قنينات بلق بقفا رحرحن على موطيء طريق الربذة، كأنه جمع أفهود.
And al-Afahid: white pools in the back of Rahjan, on the path of al-Rabadhah, as if it is a plural of 'afhud'.