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فهكن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of regret or remorse. It is presented as a less common or possibly non-standard root, with variations in its form and meaning.

Derived headwords

تَفَهَّكَverb
  1. 1.
    to regretclassical

    To feel regret or remorse for something done or not done.

تَفَهُّكnoun
  1. 1.
    regretclassical

    The state of feeling regret or remorse.

تَفَكَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    to regretclassical

    An alternative form of the verb meaning to regret.

تَفَكُّهnoun
  1. 1.
    regretclassical

    The state of feeling regret or remorse, associated with the alternative form 'tafakkana'.

Parallel reading

تَفَهَّكَ الرجلُ: تَنَدَّمَ
The man regretted: he felt remorse.
حكاه ابن دريد وليس بثبت
Ibn Duraid mentioned it, but it is not established.
وأصله تَفَكَّنَ
And its origin is tafakkana.
وفي لغة بعضٍ تَفَكَّهَ
And in the dialect of some, it is tafakkaha.
فَكَأَنَّهُ جَمَعَ بَيْنَ اللُّغَتَيْنِ
So it is as if he combined the two dialects/languages.