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ف ن ج ش

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of wideness or spaciousness. It is primarily discussed in the context of a quadriliteral root, with potential derivation from a triliteral root where the 'n' is considered an addition.

Derived headwords

الفِنْجَشnoun
  1. 1.
    Spaciousnessclassical

    A noun referring to something that is wide or spacious. It is mentioned as being omitted by Al-Jawhari but transmitted by Al-Azhari from Ibn Duraid.

فَجَشْتُ الشَّيْءَverb
  1. 1.
    to widen somethingclassical

    A verb form suggesting the act of making something wide or spacious. This is proposed as the origin of the noun 'al-finjash'.

Parallel reading

الفنجش، كجندل، أهمله الجوهري، ونقله الأزهري، في الرباعي، عن ابن دريد، أي الواسع
Al-finjash, like jandal, was omitted by Al-Jawhari, and transmitted by Al-Azhari, in the quadriliteral [section], from Ibn Duraid, meaning the spacious.
وأحسب اشتقاقه من فجشت الشيء، إذا وسعته
And I reckon its derivation is from 'I widened the thing', if you made it spacious.
وأورده الصاغاني في ف ج ش بناء على أن النون زائدة
And Al-Sagani mentioned it under F-J-Sh based on the assumption that the 'N' is extra.