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ف ح ش

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns acts, words, or qualities that are excessively ugly, shameful, or offensive. It encompasses moral depravity, indecency, extreme stinginess, and anything exceeding proper bounds.

Derived headwords

الفاحشةnoun
  1. 1.
    Indecency, abominationboth

    A grave sin or shameful act, particularly fornication or adultery. It can also refer to a woman leaving her home without her husband's permission or verbally abusing her in-laws.

  2. 2.
    Abominable deedboth

    Any act that is intensely ugly and sinful, or anything forbidden by God.

  3. 3.
    Stinginess (in Zakat)classical

    Specifically, stinginess in paying the obligatory charity (Zakat).

فاحشةnoun
  1. 1.
    Indecency, abominationboth

    A grave sin or shameful act, particularly fornication or adultery. It can also refer to a woman leaving her home without her husband's permission or verbally abusing her in-laws.

  2. 2.
    Abominable deedboth

    Any act that is intensely ugly and sinful, or anything forbidden by God.

  3. 3.
    Stinginess (in Zakat)classical

    Specifically, stinginess in paying the obligatory charity (Zakat).

الفاحشadjective
  1. 1.
    Extremely stingyclassical

    A very stingy person, particularly one who is excessively so.

  2. 2.
    Excessive, abundantboth

    Something that is numerous, overwhelming, or exceeds normal limits.

  3. 3.
    Shameful, indecentboth

    Characterized by indecency or extreme ugliness in words or deeds.

فاحشadjective
  1. 1.
    Extremely stingyclassical

    A very stingy person, particularly one who is excessively so.

  2. 2.
    Excessive, abundantboth

    Something that is numerous, overwhelming, or exceeds normal limits.

  3. 3.
    Shameful, indecentboth

    Characterized by indecency or extreme ugliness in words or deeds.

فحشverb
  1. 1.
    To be excessiveboth

    An action or situation becoming excessive, abundant, or exceeding its limits.

  2. 2.
    To be indecentboth

    To be characterized by indecency or extreme ugliness.

فحشاnoun
  1. 1.
    Indecency, obscenityboth

    The act or quality of being indecent, shameful, or offensive in speech or action.

  2. 2.
    Excessboth

    Going beyond proper limits or bounds.

تفاحشverb
  1. 1.
    To act indecentlyboth

    To commit or display indecency or shameful behavior, especially in speech.

  2. 2.
    To become excessiveboth

    To grow or become excessive in quantity or degree.

رجل فاحشnoun
  1. 1.
    Indecent manboth

    A man characterized by indecency and obscenity in his words and actions.

فحاشadjective
  1. 1.
    Very indecentboth

    One who is excessively indecent or prone to shameful acts and words.

أفحشverb
  1. 1.
    To utter obscenityboth

    To speak indecently or offensively.

  2. 2.
    To commit indecencyboth

    To engage in or perpetrate an indecent or shameful act.

إفحاشnoun
  1. 1.
    Uttering obscenityboth

    The act of speaking indecently or offensively.

  2. 2.
    Committing indecencyboth

    The act of engaging in or perpetrating an indecent or shameful act.

تفاحشverb
  1. 1.
    To act indecentlyboth

    To commit or display indecency or shameful behavior, especially in speech.

  2. 2.
    To become excessiveboth

    To grow or become excessive in quantity or degree.

الفواحشnoun
  1. 1.
    Abominations, indecenciesboth

    Plural of 'al-fahishah', referring to grave sins, shameful acts, or obscenities.

الفحشاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Indecency, abominationboth

    A grave sin or shameful act, particularly fornication or adultery. It can also refer to a woman leaving her home without her husband's permission or verbally abusing her in-laws.

  2. 2.
    Abominable deedboth

    Any act that is intensely ugly and sinful, or anything forbidden by God.

  3. 3.
    Stinginess (in Zakat)classical

    Specifically, stinginess in paying the obligatory charity (Zakat).

المتفحشadjective
  1. 1.
    One who feigns indecencyclassical

    Someone who deliberately and intentionally insults or abuses people.

  2. 2.
    One who commits indecencyclassical

    One who perpetrates a forbidden indecent act.

الفحاشةnoun
  1. 1.
    Indecency, obscenityboth

    The quality or state of being indecent, shameful, or offensive.

تفحشverb
  1. 1.
    To be indecentboth

    To be characterized by indecency or extreme ugliness.

  2. 2.
    To become excessiveboth

    To grow or become excessive in quantity or degree.

  3. 3.
    To be rudeboth

    To be verbally abusive or offensive towards others.

تفحشverb
  1. 1.
    To be indecentboth

    To be characterized by indecency or extreme ugliness.

  2. 2.
    To become excessiveboth

    To grow or become excessive in quantity or degree.

  3. 3.
    To be rudeboth

    To be verbally abusive or offensive towards others.

فحشتverb
  1. 1.
    To be ugly, to ageclassical

    A woman becoming ugly or advanced in age.

Parallel reading

إلا أن يأتين بفاحشة مبينة
unless they commit a clear indecency.
هو أن تزنى فتخرج للحد
It is that she commits fornication and is brought forth for the prescribed punishment.
هو خروجها من بيتها بغير إذن زوجها
It is her leaving her house without her husband's permission.
هو أن تبذو على أحمائها بذرابة لسانها فتؤذيهم
It is that she insults her in-laws with the sharpness of her tongue, thus harming them.
ما يشتد قبحه من الذنوب والمعاصى
What is intensely ugly among sins and transgressions.
كل ما نهى الله عز وجل عنه فاحشة
Everything that God Almighty has forbidden is an abomination.
كل خصلة قبيحة فهى فاحشة من الأقوال والأفعال
Every ugly trait is an abomination, whether of words or deeds.
كل أمر لا يكون موافقا للحق والقدر، فهو فاحش
Every matter that is not in accordance with truth and destiny is excessive/abominable.
الشيطان يعدكم الفقر ويأمركم بالفحشاء
Satan threatens you with poverty and orders you to indecency.
أى يأمركم بأن لا تتصدقوا
Meaning, he orders you not to give charity.
الفحشاء ها هنا البخل في أداء الزكاة
The 'indecency' here refers to stinginess in paying Zakat.
الفاحش: البخيل
The 'fahsih' (stingy one) is the miser.
أرى الموت يعتام الكرام ويصطفى ... عقيلة مال الفاحش المتشدد
I see death striking down the noble and choosing ... the choicest wealth of the stingy, the rigid.
إن لم يكن فاحش افلا بأس به
If it is not excessive, then there is no harm in it.
وكل شيء جاوز قدره وحده فهو فاحش
And everything that exceeds its limit and boundary is excessive.
وقد فحش الأمر، ككرم، فحشا، بالضم
And the matter became excessive, like karuma (to be noble), fahasha (to be excessive).
لا تكوني فاحشة
Do not be indecent.
لا تقولى ذلك فإن الله لا يحب الفحش ولا التفاحش
Do not say that, for God does not love indecency nor acting indecently.
رجل فاحش ذو فحش وخنا من قول وفعل
A man who is indecent, possessing indecency and lewdness in word and deed.
فحاش: كثير الفحش
Fahhash: Much given to indecency.
أفحش الرجل إفحاشا وفحشا
The man uttered obscenities, committing ifhash and fahsh.
فحش عليه فى المنطق: إذا قال قولا فاحشا
He spoke indecently to him: if he said an indecent statement.
تفاحش: أتى به، أى بالفحش من القول وأظهره
Tafahasha: He brought it forth, meaning the indecent speech, and displayed it.
إن الله لا يحب الفحش ولا التفاحش
Indeed, God does not love indecency nor acting indecently.
المتفحش: الذي يتكلف سب الناس ويتعمده
Al-mutafahish: One who deliberately and intentionally insults people.
والمتفحش: الذي يأتي بالفاحشة المنهى عنها
And al-mutafahish: One who commits the forbidden indecency.
تفحش في كلامه، وتفحش عليهم بلسانه، إذا بذا
He was indecent in his speech, and he was rude to them with his tongue, if he was abusive.
تفحش بالشيء تفحشا شنع
He was excessively indecent with the thing, a heinous indecency.
الفاحش: السيىء الخلق
Al-fahsih: Ill-mannered.
فحشت المرأة: قبحت، وكبرت
The woman became ugly: she became ugly and aged.