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ف ج ش

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of widening, expanding, or breaking something open. It is also associated with a specific action of crushing or smashing, possibly with the hands.

Derived headwords

فَجَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to crushclassical

    To crush or smash something, possibly with one's hands.

  2. 2.
    to widenclassical

    To widen or expand something.

فَجَشْتُ الشَّيْءَ بِيَدِيverb
  1. 1.
    I crushed the thing with my handclassical

    An example of the verb 'fajasha' used in the first person singular, indicating the action of crushing something with one's hand.

فَجَشْتُ الشَّيْءَ بِيَدِي — I crushed the thing with my hand

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهرى
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال ابن دريد: أى (شدخه) يمانية
And Ibn Duraid said: meaning 'to crush' (a Yamanite dialectal term).
وفجشت الشىء بيدى
And I crushed the thing with my hand.
فجش الشىء: وسعه
Fajasha the thing: to widen it.
نقله الأزهرى في الرباعى
Al-Azhari transmitted it in the section on quadriliteral roots.
كما سيأتى إن شاء الله تعالى في " ف ن ج ش ".
As will come, God willing, in the entry for 'fanjash'.