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فعي

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

The root فعي primarily relates to noxious or venomous serpents, often described as malicious and dangerous. It extends to terms for bad smells, anger, and negative character traits, as well as geographical locations and anatomical features, all carrying a connotation of something harmful or unpleasant.

Derived headwords

الأفعىnoun
  1. 1.
    Viper/serpentboth

    A malicious, venomous snake, often described as having a slender neck and broad head, sometimes with horns. It is considered particularly dangerous.

  2. 2.
    Hill/moundclassical

    A specific hill or elevated landform belonging to the Banu Kilab tribe.

الأفعوnoun
  1. 1.
    Viper/serpentclassical

    A term used in the Hijaz dialect for a viper or venomous snake, synonymous with الأفعى.

أفاعيnoun
  1. 1.
    Vipers/serpentsboth

    The plural of الأفعى, referring to multiple venomous snakes.

  2. 2.
    Uretersclassical

    The tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder, named metaphorically due to their branching structure.

مفعاةnoun
  1. 1.
    Brand/markclassical

    A brand or mark placed on a camel, shaped like a viper.

مفعىnoun
  1. 1.
    Branded camelclassical

    A camel that has been branded with a mark resembling a viper.

تفعيةnoun
  1. 1.
    Brandingclassical

    The act of branding an animal, specifically a camel, with a mark shaped like a viper.

تفعىverb
  1. 1.
    To become like a viperclassical

    A person becoming like a viper in wickedness or evil disposition.

الأفعوانnoun
  1. 1.
    Male viperclassical

    The male of the viper or venomous snake.

الأفعاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Good smellsclassical

    Pleasant fragrances or aromas.

الفاعيadjective
  1. 1.
    Angry and foamingclassical

    Describing someone who is intensely angry and possibly foaming at the mouth.

الفاعيةnoun
  1. 1.
    Slanderer/gossiperclassical

    A woman who is a slanderer or a gossip.

  2. 2.
    Henna flowerclassical

    A term for the flower of the henna plant, used as a variant of another word.

مفعاةnoun
  1. 1.
    Viper-shaped markclassical

    A mark or brand that is shaped like a viper.

مفعاةnoun
  1. 1.
    Camels branded like vipersclassical

    Camels that have been branded with a mark resembling a viper.

مفعاةnoun
  1. 1.
    Land with many vipersclassical

    Land that is abundant with vipers or venomous snakes.

أفاعيةnoun
  1. 1.
    Valley in Minaclassical

    A valley located in the area of Mina, significant in Islamic pilgrimage.

أفيعيةnoun
  1. 1.
    Watering placeclassical

    A watering place belonging to the Sulaym tribe, located in the vicinity of Medina.

فَعَاverb
  1. 1.
    To crumble/crushclassical

    To break something into small pieces or to crush it.

أفعىverb
  1. 1.
    To become wickedclassical

    A person transforming from a good state to one of wickedness or evil.

Parallel reading

الأفعاء: الروائح الطيبة.
Al-Af'a: Good smells.
والفاعي: الغضبان المزبد
And Al-Fa'i: The angry and foaming.
والفاعية: النمامة من النساء.
And Al-Fa'iyah: The slanderer among women.
والأفعى: هضبة لبني كلاب في ديارهم
And Al-Af'a: A hill belonging to Banu Kilab in their lands.
هل تعرف الدار بذي البناتإلى البريقات إلى الأفعاة أيام سعدى وهي كالمهاة
Do you recognize the dwelling at Dhi Al-Banat, towards Al-Bariqat, towards Al-Af'ah, during Sa'da's days, and she is like a wild cow?
الأفعى: حية خبيثة
Al-Af'a: A malicious snake.
لابأس بقتله الأفعو والحدو
There is no harm in killing the Af'u and the Hadu.
الأفعى التي لا تبرح إنما هي مترحية وترحيها استدارتها على نفسها وتحويها
The Af'a that does not move is merely coiling, and its coiling is its rotation upon itself and its enclosure.
ج أفاعي.
Plural: Afa'i.
وأرض مفعاة: كثيرتها
And a Muf'ah land: one abundant with them (vipers).
ذات أفاع.
Possessing vipers.
والمفعاة، مشددة: السمة التي تكون على صورة الأفعى
And Al-Muf'ah, with shaddah: The brand that is in the shape of a viper.
وجمل مفعى: وسم بها
And a Muf'a camel: branded with it.
وقد فعاه تفعية.
And he branded it with a Tuf'iyah.
وتفعى الرجل: صار كالأفعى في الشر
And the man Tuf'a: he became like a viper in wickedness.
تشبه بالأفعى في سوء خلقه.
He resembles the viper in his bad character.
وأفاعية، بالضم: واد يصب بمنى
And Afa'iyah, with dammah: a valley that flows into Mina.
الأفاعي: عروق تتشعب من الحالبين
Al-Afa'i: vessels branching from the ureters.
الأفعوان، بالضم: ذكر الأفاعي
Al-Af'awan, with dammah: the male of the vipers.
وفعا فلان شيئا: فتته.
And so-and-so Fa'a something: he crushed it.
وأفعى الرجل: صار ذا شر بعد خير.
And the man Af'a: he became possessed of evil after goodness.
الأفاعي: واد قرب القلزم من مصر
Al-Afa'i: a valley near Al-Qulzum in Egypt.
وإنما هو إلى القلمون.
Rather, it is towards Al-Qalamun.
أفيعية، مصغر: منهل لسليم من أعمال المدينة
Afay'iyah, diminutive: a watering place for Sulaym from the districts of Medina.
وعمرة بنت أفعى عن أم سلمة.
And 'Umrah bint Af'a from Umm Salamah.
وسلامة بنت أفعى عن عائشة.
And Salamah bint Af'a from 'A'ishah.
أفعى نجران: جاء ذكره في كتاب الشفاء لعياض عند ذكر الكيمان.
Af'a of Najran: its mention came in the Book of Healing by Iyad when mentioning the mounds.