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فحن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a place name, with some discussion about its etymology and a related feminine given name.

Derived headwords

فَيْحَانname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific location.

فَيْعَالname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific location, possibly a variant or related to Fayhan.

فَيْحُونَةname
  1. 1.
    feminine given nameclassical

    A feminine given name used by the Arabs.

Parallel reading

فَيْحَان، فَيْعَال، من فحن، اسم موضع.
Fayhan, Fay'al, from (the root) f-h-n, is a place name.
قال الأزهري: والأكثر أنه فعلان من فاح.
Al-Azhari said: And the majority view is that it is Fa'lan from (the root) f-w-h.
وسمت العرب المرأة فيحونة.
And the Arabs named the woman Fayhunah.