Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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فحث فحج فحس


1. ⇒ فحج

فَحِجَ فِى مِشْيَتِهِ, aor. ـَ {يَفْحَجُ}, inf. n. فَحَجٌ, (Ṣ,) this is the form of the verb commonly known, like other verbs signifying faults, and that it is the correct form, and not فَحَجَ as it is written in the Ḳ [and O], is indicated by the forms of the inf. n. فَحَجٌ and the epithet أَفْحَجُ; (MF;) as alsoتفحّج↓, (Ṣ,) andفحّج↓, (Ḳ,) andانفحج↓; (TA;) He had the fore parts of his feet near together, and his heels wide apart, [i. e. he turned in his toes, and turned out his heels,] in his gait: (Ṣ, Ḳ:) orفَحَجٌ↓ signifies the having the middle of the legs wide apart, [or having the legs bowed outwards,] in a man, and in a beast (دَابَّة): (Mgh, L:) [or the having the shanks wide apart: (see فَلَجٌ:)] or the having the thighs wide apart: [see also 1 in art. فج:] and the verb is فَحِجَ, inf. n. فَحَجٌ and فحْجة [thus written, app. فَحْجَةٌ, which is the inf. n. un.]; the latter inf. n. mentioned by Lḥ. (L.)

Root: فحج - Entry: 1. Signification: A2

And فَحَجَ, (accord. to the Ḳ,) or فَحِجَ, (accord. to MF,) He magnified himself, or behaved proudly. (Ḳ.)


2. ⇒ فحّج


4. ⇒ افحج

افحج حَلُوبَتَهُ He parted the hind legs of his milch camel; i. e., made an opening, or intervening space, between them; (Ṣ, O, Ḳ;) in order that he might milk her. (Ṣ, O.)

Root: فحج - Entry: 4. Dissociation: B

افحج also signifies He refrained, or desisted, or drew back; syn. أَحْجَمَ. (O, Ḳ.) And one says, افحج عَنْهُ, meaning He turned, or turned away or back, from it, or him; syn. اِنْثَنَى. (O,* Ḳ.)


5. ⇒ تفحّج

تَفَحُّجٌ signifies The parting of one's legs, or making an opening between them, (AA, Ṣ, O, Ḳ,) when sitting; as alsoتَفْحِيجٌ↓: like تَفَشُّجٌ and تَفْشِيجٌ. (AA, Ṣ, O.) And one says, تَتَفَحَّجُ سَاقَاهُ [His shanks are parted]. (Ṣ, O.) See also 1.


7. ⇒ انفحج


فَحْجٌ

فَحْجٌ The mode of walking of him who is termed أَفْحَجُ. (Ṣ, O.)


فَحَجٌ

فَحَجٌ an inf. n.: (Ṣ, L, TA:) see 1.


أَفْحَجُ

أَفْحَجُ Having the fore parts of the feet near together, and the heels wide apart: (Ṣ, O, Ḳ:) or having the middle of the legs wide apart: (Mgh, L:) fem. فَحْجَآءُ: the former applied to a man [&c.]; and the latter, to a beast (دَابَّة) [&c.]: (Ṣ, Mgh, O, L:) or having the thighs wide apart: or having the legs wide apart: or having curved, or bowed, legs. (L.) [See also أَفَجُّ, in art. فج.]


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