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ف ج س

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns arrogance, haughtiness, and boasting, often in a negative or false sense. It also extends to the idea of initiating something new, particularly something bad, and metaphorically to the bursting forth of rain from clouds.

Derived headwords

الفَجْسnoun
  1. 1.
    arrogance, haughtinessboth

    Conceit, pride, and haughtiness.

  2. 2.
    oppressionclassical

    To overpower or subjugate others.

  3. 3.
    innovation (evil)classical

    To originate an action or practice that has not been done before, and it is usually something bad.

فَجَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be arrogantboth

    To exhibit arrogance, haughtiness, and pride.

الفَجْزnoun
  1. 1.
    arrogance, haughtinessboth

    Synonymous with 'al-fajs', referring to conceit, pride, and haughtiness.

تَفَجَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be arrogantboth

    A verbal form indicating arrogance and pride.

  2. 2.
    to burst forth (clouds)classical

    Used metaphorically to describe clouds opening up and releasing rain.

التَّفَجُّسnoun
  1. 1.
    arrogance, haughtinessboth

    The state of being arrogant, haughty, and boastful.

أَفْجَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to boast falselyclassical

    To boast about something untrue or baseless.

مُتَفَجِّسadjective
  1. 1.
    bursting forthclassical

    Describing something that is opening up or bursting forth, used for clouds releasing rain.

Parallel reading

التكبر والتعظم
Arrogance and haughtiness.
كالفجز، بالزاي
Like 'al-fajz', with a 'zay'.
وقد فجس يفجس فجسا
And he was arrogant, he is arrogant, with arrogance.
كالتفجس
Like 'al-tafajjus'.
وهو العظمة والتطاول والفخر
And it is greatness, loftiness, and pride.
إذا أراد خلقا عفنقسا ... أقره الناس وإن تفجسا
If He wills a creature to be arrogant... people accept him even if he is arrogant.
الفجس: القهر
'Al-fajs' means oppression.
وهو أيضا: ابتداع فعل لم يسبق إليه
And it is also: originating an action that was not preceded.
ولا يكون إلا شرا
And it is nothing but evil.
أفجس الرجل، إذا افتخر بالباطل
A man 'afjasa' if he boasts falsely.
تفجس السحاب بالمطر: تفتح
The clouds 'tafajjasa' with rain: they open up.
متسنم سنماتها متفجس ... بالهدر يملأ أنفسا وعيونا
Its humps are high, bursting forth... with thunder filling souls and eyes.
وكأنه لغة في تبجس، بالموحدة
And it is as if it is a dialectal variant of 'tabajjasa', with a 'ba'.