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ف ل ه م

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes a wide or gaping opening, specifically referring to the female genitalia. It can also describe a wide, deep well.

Derived headwords

الفلهمnoun
  1. 1.
    female genitaliaclassical

    The vulva or vagina, particularly when described as large, long, or ugly.

  2. 2.
    wide openingclassical

    That which is wide and open, referring to a part of women's anatomy.

  3. 3.
    wide wellclassical

    A well that is wide and deep in its interior.

فلهمهاnoun
  1. 1.
    her vulvaclassical

    Her vulva, used in a poetic context.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري وقال أبو عمر و: هو فرج المرأة
Al-Jawhari neglected it, and Abu 'Amr said: it is the vulva of a woman.
زاد غيره: الضخم الطويل الإسكتين القبيح
Others added: the large, long, wide-mouthed, ugly one.
وقال الأصمعي: هو من جهاز النساء ما كان منفرجا
And Al-Asma'i said: it is from the women's apparatus that which is wide-mouthed.
يا ابن التي فلهمها مثل فمه
O son of her whose vulva is like her mouth.
كالجفر قام ورده بأسلمه
Like the unlined well, its water source stood and its bucket-gathering rope was tied.
أن فلهمها أبخر مثل فمه
That her vulva is foul-smelling like her mouth.
أن قوما افتقدوا سخاب فتاتهم فاتهموا امرأة
That a people missed their aunt's perfume, so they accused a woman.
فجاءت عجوز ففتشت فلهمها
Then an old woman came and searched her vulva.
أي: فرجها
Meaning: her vulva.
وذكره بعضهم في القاف
And some of them mentioned it under the letter Qaf.
الفلهم: البئر الواسعة الجوف
Al-Fulhum: the wide-mouthed well.