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فجو

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of an opening, gap, or wide space between two things. It extends to describe spacious areas, particularly in land or courtyards, and also refers to physical wideness or separation, such as between the legs or a bowstring and its limb.

Derived headwords

الفجوةnoun
  1. 1.
    Gap, openingboth

    The space or opening between two things.

  2. 2.
    Expanse, open spaceboth

    A wide area of land or an open space, like a courtyard.

فجوةnoun
  1. 1.
    Courtyardclassical

    The open space within a house or dwelling.

فجواتnoun
  1. 1.
    Gaps, openingsboth

    Plural of 'fajwah', referring to multiple gaps or openings.

فجاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Wide spaceclassical

    An extended, wide area of land, often used in reference to a spacious place.

فجواverb
  1. 1.
    To openboth

    To open something; the past tense verb form.

انفجىverb
  1. 1.
    To open upboth

    To become open or to be opened; used in the past tense.

فجاverb
  1. 1.
    To raise the bowstringclassical

    To raise the bowstring away from the limb of the bow.

تفجىverb
  1. 1.
    To raise the bowstringclassical

    The verb form indicating the action of raising the bowstring from the bow's limb.

فجواءadjective
  1. 1.
    Wide-leggedboth

    Describing someone or something with widely separated thighs or legs.

  2. 2.
    Bow with raised stringclassical

    A bow whose string is raised away from its limb.

الفجاnoun
  1. 1.
    Separation of thighs/kneesboth

    The wide distance between the thighs, knees, or lower legs.

  2. 2.
    Separation of camel's hocksclassical

    The wide distance between the hocks of a camel.

أفجىadjective
  1. 1.
    Wide-thighedboth

    Having widely separated thighs or legs; a male descriptor.

فجىnoun
  1. 1.
    Wide separationboth

    A significant opening or separation, particularly in the legs.

انفجتverb
  1. 1.
    Bowstring separatedclassical

    The bowstring became separated from the limb of the bow.

تفاجىverb
  1. 1.
    To develop a gapboth

    For something to develop a gap or opening.

فجاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Bow with raised stringclassical

    A bow characterized by its string being raised away from its limb.

فجوءnoun
  1. 1.
    Bow with raised stringclassical

    Similar to 'fajwaa', describing a bow with its string raised from the limb.

Parallel reading

الفجوة: الفرجة والمتسع بين الشيئين
Al-fajwah: the gap and the wide space between two things.
الفجوة في المكان: فتح فيه
Al-fajwah in a place: an opening in it.
ما اتسع من الأرض، كالفجواء، بالمد
What is wide of the land, like al-fajwaa', with the long vowel.
وبه فسر ثعلب قوله تعالى: {وهم في فجوة منه}
And with this, Tha'lab interpreted the Almighty's saying: {And they are in a wide space from it}.
وقال الراغب: أي في ساحة واسعة
And Al-Raghib said: meaning in a wide courtyard.
الفجوة: ساحة الدار
Al-fajwah: the courtyard of the house.
الفجوة: ما بين حوامي الحوافر
Al-fajwah: what is between the edges of the hooves.
فجا بابه: فتحه
Faja baabahu: he opened its door.
فانفجى انفتح، بلغة طيىء
Fa-infaja: it opened up, in the dialect of Tayyi'.
فجا قوسه: رفع وترها عن كبدها
Faja qawsahu: he raised its string from its limb.
فهي فجواء
And she is 'fajwaa'.
الفجا: تباعد ما بين الفخذين أو ما بين الركبتين، أو ما بين الساقين
Al-faja: the wide separation between the thighs or between the knees, or between the shins.
وهو أفجى وهي فجواء
And he is 'afja' and she is 'fajwaa'.
تباعد ما بين عرقوبي البعير
The wide separation between the hocks of the camel.
الأفجى هو المتباعد الفخذين الشديد الفحج
Al-afja is the one with widely separated thighs, intensely splayed.
إن بفلان فجى شديدا إذا كان في رجليه انفتاح
Indeed, so-and-so has a severe 'faja' if there is an opening in his legs.
انفجت القوس: بان وترها عن كبدها
Infajjat al-qaws: its string separated from its limb.
تفاجى الشيء: صار له فجوة
Tafaja al-shay': the thing developed a gap.