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فضع

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to flatulence or passing gas. It is presented as a variant or inversion of another root, with definitions focusing on the act of emitting wind.

Derived headwords

فَضَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to pass gasclassical

    To emit wind from the anus; to fart.

فَضْعnoun
  1. 1.
    flatulenceclassical

    The act or sound of passing gas.

ضَفَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to pass gasclassical

    To emit wind from the anus; to fart. This is presented as a variant or inversion of 'فضع'.

ضَفْعnoun
  1. 1.
    flatulenceclassical

    The act or sound of passing gas. This is presented as a variant or inversion of 'فضع'.

مَكَاverb
  1. 1.
    to pass gasclassical

    To emit wind from the anus; to fart. Mentioned as synonymous with 'ضفع' and 'فضع'.

Parallel reading

فَضَعَ، كَمَنَعَ، أَهْمَلَهُ الجَوْهَرِيّ
Faḍaʿa, like manaʿa, was neglected by Al-Jawhari.
وَقَالَ ابْنُ الأَعْرَابِيّ: أَي جَعَسَ
And Ibn Al-A'rabi said: it means ja'asa (to fart).
كَضَفْعٍ، مَقْلُوبٌ مِنْهُ
Like ḍafʿin, an inversion of it.
قَالَ اللَّيْثُ: فَضَعَ وَضَفَعَ لُغَتَانِ
Al-Layth said: Faḍaʿa and ḍafaʿa are two dialects/languages.
وَهُوَ الإِبْدَاءُ
And it is the emission (of wind).
يُقَالُ: ضَفَعَ وَفَضَعَ وَمَكَا، إِذَا حَبَقَ
It is said: ḍafaʿa, faḍaʿa, and makā, if one passes gas.
كَمَا فِي العَبَّابِ وَالتَّكْمِلَةِ وَاللِّسَانِ
As found in Al-Abab, Al-Takmilah, and Al-Lisan.