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ف خ ش

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of losing or wasting something. It is presented as a less common or potentially inverted form of another root, with its primary meaning being to squander or neglect.

Derived headwords

فَخَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to wasteclassical

    To squander, lose, or neglect something valuable.

فَشْخverb
  1. 1.
    to splitclassical

    This is mentioned as a potential original or related form to 'fakhasha', suggesting a meaning of splitting or breaking apart.

Parallel reading

فخش الأمر، كمنع
He wasted the matter, like 'mana'a'.
أى (ضيعه)
Meaning (he lost it).
وكأنه مقلوب فشخه
And it is as if it is an inversion of 'fashkhuhu'.