فاح

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ف و ح (f w ḥ). Also compare فَاخَ (fāḵa), نَفَحَ (nafaḥa), نَفَخَ (nafaḵa), فَحَّ (faḥḥa), Aramaic פּוּחַ / ܦܘܚ (fūḥa, “to exhale, to give out odour”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /faː.ħa/

Verb

فَاحَ • (fāḥa) I (non-past يَفُوحُ (yafūḥu), verbal noun فَوْح (fawḥ) or فَوَحَان (fawaḥān)) (intransitive)

to spread, to emanate (of perfume, etc.)
to be fragrant (of spring, the land, etc.)
to spread, to reek (of a bad smell)
to boil (of a pot)
to bleed (of a wound)
to blaze, to become intense (of heat)

Conjugation

Conjugation of **فَاحَ** (I, hollow, a ~ u, no passive, verbal nouns *فَوْح*, *فَوَحَان*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					فَوْح, فَوَحَان fawḥ, fawaḥān
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					فَائِح fāʔiḥ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	فُحْتُ fuḥtu	فُحْتَ fuḥta	فَاحَ fāḥa	فُحْتُمَا fuḥtumā	فَاحَا fāḥā	فُحْنَا fuḥnā	فُحْتُمْ fuḥtum	فَاحُوا fāḥū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	فُحْتُ fuḥtu	فُحْتِ fuḥti	فَاحَتْ fāḥat	فُحْتُمَا fuḥtumā	فَاحَتَا fāḥatā	فُحْنَا fuḥnā	فُحْتُنَّ fuḥtunna	فُحْنَ fuḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَفُوحُ ʔafūḥu	تَفُوحُ tafūḥu	يَفُوحُ yafūḥu	تَفُوحَانِ tafūḥāni	يَفُوحَانِ yafūḥāni	نَفُوحُ nafūḥu	تَفُوحُونَ tafūḥūna	يَفُوحُونَ yafūḥūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَفُوحُ ʔafūḥu	تَفُوحِينَ tafūḥīna	تَفُوحُ tafūḥu	تَفُوحَانِ tafūḥāni	تَفُوحَانِ tafūḥāni	نَفُوحُ nafūḥu	تَفُحْنَ tafuḥna	يَفُحْنَ yafuḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَفُوحَ ʔafūḥa	تَفُوحَ tafūḥa	يَفُوحَ yafūḥa	تَفُوحَا tafūḥā	يَفُوحَا yafūḥā	نَفُوحَ nafūḥa	تَفُوحُوا tafūḥū	يَفُوحُوا yafūḥū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَفُوحَ ʔafūḥa	تَفُوحِي tafūḥī	تَفُوحَ tafūḥa	تَفُوحَا tafūḥā	تَفُوحَا tafūḥā	نَفُوحَ nafūḥa	تَفُحْنَ tafuḥna	يَفُحْنَ yafuḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَفُحْ ʔafuḥ	تَفُحْ tafuḥ	يَفُحْ yafuḥ	تَفُوحَا tafūḥā	يَفُوحَا yafūḥā	نَفُحْ nafuḥ	تَفُوحُوا tafūḥū	يَفُوحُوا yafūḥū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَفُحْ ʔafuḥ	تَفُوحِي tafūḥī	تَفُحْ tafuḥ	تَفُوحَا tafūḥā	تَفُوحَا tafūḥā	نَفُحْ nafuḥ	تَفُحْنَ tafuḥna	يَفُحْنَ yafuḥna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		فُحْ fuḥ		فُوحَا fūḥā			فُوحُوا fūḥū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		فُوحِي fūḥī		فُوحَا fūḥā			فُحْنَ fuḥna

Verb

فَاحَ • (fāḥa) I (non-past يَفِيحُ (yafīḥu), verbal noun فَيْح (fayḥ) or فَيَحَان (fayaḥān)) (intransitive)

to spread, to expand
to become spacious

Conjugation

Conjugation of **فَاحَ** (I, hollow, a ~ i, no passive, verbal nouns *فَيْح*, *فَيَحَان*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					فَيْح, فَيَحَان fayḥ, fayaḥān
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					فَائِح fāʔiḥ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	فِحْتُ fiḥtu	فِحْتَ fiḥta	فَاحَ fāḥa	فِحْتُمَا fiḥtumā	فَاحَا fāḥā	فِحْنَا fiḥnā	فِحْتُمْ fiḥtum	فَاحُوا fāḥū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	فِحْتُ fiḥtu	فِحْتِ fiḥti	فَاحَتْ fāḥat	فِحْتُمَا fiḥtumā	فَاحَتَا fāḥatā	فِحْنَا fiḥnā	فِحْتُنَّ fiḥtunna	فِحْنَ fiḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَفِيحُ ʔafīḥu	تَفِيحُ tafīḥu	يَفِيحُ yafīḥu	تَفِيحَانِ tafīḥāni	يَفِيحَانِ yafīḥāni	نَفِيحُ nafīḥu	تَفِيحُونَ tafīḥūna	يَفِيحُونَ yafīḥūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَفِيحُ ʔafīḥu	تَفِيحِينَ tafīḥīna	تَفِيحُ tafīḥu	تَفِيحَانِ tafīḥāni	تَفِيحَانِ tafīḥāni	نَفِيحُ nafīḥu	تَفِحْنَ tafiḥna	يَفِحْنَ yafiḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَفِيحَ ʔafīḥa	تَفِيحَ tafīḥa	يَفِيحَ yafīḥa	تَفِيحَا tafīḥā	يَفِيحَا yafīḥā	نَفِيحَ nafīḥa	تَفِيحُوا tafīḥū	يَفِيحُوا yafīḥū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَفِيحَ ʔafīḥa	تَفِيحِي tafīḥī	تَفِيحَ tafīḥa	تَفِيحَا tafīḥā	تَفِيحَا tafīḥā	نَفِيحَ nafīḥa	تَفِحْنَ tafiḥna	يَفِحْنَ yafiḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَفِحْ ʔafiḥ	تَفِحْ tafiḥ	يَفِحْ yafiḥ	تَفِيحَا tafīḥā	يَفِيحَا yafīḥā	نَفِحْ nafiḥ	تَفِيحُوا tafīḥū	يَفِيحُوا yafīḥū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَفِحْ ʔafiḥ	تَفِيحِي tafīḥī	تَفِحْ tafiḥ	تَفِيحَا tafīḥā	تَفِيحَا tafīḥā	نَفِحْ nafiḥ	تَفِحْنَ tafiḥna	يَفِحْنَ yafiḥna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		فِحْ fiḥ		فِيحَا fīḥā			فِيحُوا fīḥū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		فِيحِي fīḥī		فِيحَا fīḥā			فِحْنَ fiḥna

References

“pwḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
“فاح” in Almaany
Freytag, Georg (1835) “فاح”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 379
Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “فاح”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 986