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فحض

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe the act of crushing or smashing, particularly soft or moist objects. It is noted as a dialectal term, primarily used in Yemeni Arabic.

Derived headwords

فَحَضَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to crushclassical

    To crush or smash something, especially soft or moist items like cucumbers or melons.

فَحْضnoun
  1. 1.
    crushingclassical

    The act of crushing or smashing.

Parallel reading

فَحَضَهُ، بالمهملة، كمنعه
He crushed it, with the unpointed letters, like 'man'a-hu'.
أي شدخه يمانية
Meaning to smash it, a Yemeni term.
وأكثر ما يستعمل في الشيء الرطب كالقثاء والبطيخ
And it is most often used for something moist like cucumbers and melons.