فخ

Arabic

Etymology 1

Compare فَاحَ (fāḥa), فَاخَ (fāḵa), نَفَحَ (nafaḥa), نَفَخَ (nafaḵa), فَحَّ (faḥḥa).

Verb

فَخَّ • (faḵḵa) I (first-person singular past فَخَخْتُ (faḵaḵtu), non-past يَفِخُّ (yafiḵḵu) or يَفَخُّ (yafaḵḵu), verbal noun فَخّ (faḵḵ) or فَخِيخ (faḵīḵ))

to snore
Synonym: غَطَّ (ḡaṭṭa)
to lie resupine
to diffuse, to be respired

Conjugation

Conjugation of **فَخَّ** (I, geminate, a ~ i/a, no passive, verbal nouns **فَخّ**, *فَخِيخ*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					فَخّ, فَخِيخ faḵḵ, faḵīḵ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					فَاخّ fāḵḵ
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	فَخَخْتُ faḵaḵtu	فَخَخْتَ faḵaḵta	فَخَّ faḵḵa	فَخَخْتُمَا faḵaḵtumā	فَخَّا faḵḵā	فَخَخْنَا faḵaḵnā	فَخَخْتُمْ faḵaḵtum	فَخُّوا faḵḵū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	فَخَخْتُ faḵaḵtu	فَخَخْتِ faḵaḵti	فَخَّتْ faḵḵat	فَخَخْتُمَا faḵaḵtumā	فَخَّتَا faḵḵatā	فَخَخْنَا faḵaḵnā	فَخَخْتُنَّ faḵaḵtunna	فَخَخْنَ faḵaḵna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَفِخُّ, أَفَخُّ ʔafiḵḵu, ʔafaḵḵu	تَفِخُّ, تَفَخُّ tafiḵḵu, tafaḵḵu	يَفِخُّ, يَفَخُّ yafiḵḵu, yafaḵḵu	تَفِخَّانِ, تَفَخَّانِ tafiḵḵāni, tafaḵḵāni	يَفِخَّانِ, يَفَخَّانِ yafiḵḵāni, yafaḵḵāni	نَفِخُّ, نَفَخُّ nafiḵḵu, nafaḵḵu	تَفِخُّونَ, تَفَخُّونَ tafiḵḵūna, tafaḵḵūna	يَفِخُّونَ, يَفَخُّونَ yafiḵḵūna, yafaḵḵūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَفِخُّ, أَفَخُّ ʔafiḵḵu, ʔafaḵḵu	تَفِخِّينَ, تَفَخِّينَ tafiḵḵīna, tafaḵḵīna	تَفِخُّ, تَفَخُّ tafiḵḵu, tafaḵḵu	تَفِخَّانِ, تَفَخَّانِ tafiḵḵāni, tafaḵḵāni	تَفِخَّانِ, تَفَخَّانِ tafiḵḵāni, tafaḵḵāni	نَفِخُّ, نَفَخُّ nafiḵḵu, nafaḵḵu	تَفْخِخْنَ, تَفْخَخْنَ tafḵiḵna, tafḵaḵna	يَفْخِخْنَ, يَفْخَخْنَ yafḵiḵna, yafḵaḵna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَفِخَّ, أَفَخَّ ʔafiḵḵa, ʔafaḵḵa	تَفِخَّ, تَفَخَّ tafiḵḵa, tafaḵḵa	يَفِخَّ, يَفَخَّ yafiḵḵa, yafaḵḵa	تَفِخَّا, تَفَخَّا tafiḵḵā, tafaḵḵā	يَفِخَّا, يَفَخَّا yafiḵḵā, yafaḵḵā	نَفِخَّ, نَفَخَّ nafiḵḵa, nafaḵḵa	تَفِخُّوا, تَفَخُّوا tafiḵḵū, tafaḵḵū	يَفِخُّوا, يَفَخُّوا yafiḵḵū, yafaḵḵū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَفِخَّ, أَفَخَّ ʔafiḵḵa, ʔafaḵḵa	تَفِخِّي, تَفَخِّي tafiḵḵī, tafaḵḵī	تَفِخَّ, تَفَخَّ tafiḵḵa, tafaḵḵa	تَفِخَّا, تَفَخَّا tafiḵḵā, tafaḵḵā	تَفِخَّا, تَفَخَّا tafiḵḵā, tafaḵḵā	نَفِخَّ, نَفَخَّ nafiḵḵa, nafaḵḵa	تَفْخِخْنَ, تَفْخَخْنَ tafḵiḵna, tafḵaḵna	يَفْخِخْنَ, يَفْخَخْنَ yafḵiḵna, yafḵaḵna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَفِخَّ, أَفِخِّ, أَفْخِخْ, أَفَخَّ, أَفَخِّ, أَفْخَخْ ʔafiḵḵa, ʔafiḵḵi, ʔafḵiḵ, ʔafaḵḵa, ʔafaḵḵi, ʔafḵaḵ	تَفِخَّ, تَفِخِّ, تَفْخِخْ, تَفَخَّ, تَفَخِّ, تَفْخَخْ tafiḵḵa, tafiḵḵi, tafḵiḵ, tafaḵḵa, tafaḵḵi, tafḵaḵ	يَفِخَّ, يَفِخِّ, يَفْخِخْ, يَفَخَّ, يَفَخِّ, يَفْخَخْ yafiḵḵa, yafiḵḵi, yafḵiḵ, yafaḵḵa, yafaḵḵi, yafḵaḵ	تَفِخَّا, تَفَخَّا tafiḵḵā, tafaḵḵā	يَفِخَّا, يَفَخَّا yafiḵḵā, yafaḵḵā	نَفِخَّ, نَفِخِّ, نَفْخِخْ, نَفَخَّ, نَفَخِّ, نَفْخَخْ nafiḵḵa, nafiḵḵi, nafḵiḵ, nafaḵḵa, nafaḵḵi, nafḵaḵ	تَفِخُّوا, تَفَخُّوا tafiḵḵū, tafaḵḵū	يَفِخُّوا, يَفَخُّوا yafiḵḵū, yafaḵḵū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f		تَفِخِّي, تَفَخِّي tafiḵḵī, tafaḵḵī	تَفِخَّ, تَفِخِّ, تَفْخِخْ, تَفَخَّ, تَفَخِّ, تَفْخَخْ tafiḵḵa, tafiḵḵi, tafḵiḵ, tafaḵḵa, tafaḵḵi, tafḵaḵ	تَفِخَّا, تَفَخَّا tafiḵḵā, tafaḵḵā	تَفِخَّا, تَفَخَّا tafiḵḵā, tafaḵḵā		تَفْخِخْنَ, تَفْخَخْنَ tafḵiḵna, tafḵaḵna	يَفْخِخْنَ, يَفْخَخْنَ yafḵiḵna, yafḵaḵna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		فِخَّ, فِخِّ, اِفْخِخْ, فَخَّ, فَخِّ, اِفْخَخْ fiḵḵa, fiḵḵi, ifḵiḵ, faḵḵa, faḵḵi, ifḵaḵ		فِخَّا, فَخَّا fiḵḵā, faḵḵā			فِخُّوا, فَخُّوا fiḵḵū, faḵḵū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		فِخِّي, فَخِّي fiḵḵī, faḵḵī		فِخَّا, فَخَّا fiḵḵā, faḵḵā			اِفْخِخْنَ, اِفْخَخْنَ ifḵiḵna, ifḵaḵna

Noun

فَخّ • (faḵḵ) m

verbal noun of فَخَّ (faḵḵa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun **فَخّ** (faḵḵ)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فَخّ faḵḵ	الْفَخّ al-faḵḵ	فَخّ faḵḵ
nominative	فَخٌّ faḵḵun	الْفَخُّ al-faḵḵu	فَخُّ faḵḵu
accusative	فَخًّا faḵḵan	الْفَخَّ al-faḵḵa	فَخَّ faḵḵa
genitive	فَخٍّ faḵḵin	الْفَخِّ al-faḵḵi	فَخِّ faḵḵi

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Aramaic פחא / ܦܚܐ (paḥḥā, “trap, snare, gin”).

Noun

فَخّ • (faḵḵ) m (plural فِخَاخ (fiḵāḵ) or فُخُوخ (fuḵūḵ))

trap, snare, gin

Declension

Declension of noun **فَخّ** (faḵḵ)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فَخّ faḵḵ	الْفَخّ al-faḵḵ	فَخّ faḵḵ
nominative	فَخٌّ faḵḵun	الْفَخُّ al-faḵḵu	فَخُّ faḵḵu
accusative	فَخًّا faḵḵan	الْفَخَّ al-faḵḵa	فَخَّ faḵḵa
genitive	فَخٍّ faḵḵin	الْفَخِّ al-faḵḵi	فَخِّ faḵḵi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فَخَّيْن faḵḵayn	الْفَخَّيْن al-faḵḵayn	فَخَّيْ faḵḵay
nominative	فَخَّانِ faḵḵāni	الْفَخَّانِ al-faḵḵāni	فَخَّا faḵḵā
accusative	فَخَّيْنِ faḵḵayni	الْفَخَّيْنِ al-faḵḵayni	فَخَّيْ faḵḵay
genitive	فَخَّيْنِ faḵḵayni	الْفَخَّيْنِ al-faḵḵayni	فَخَّيْ faḵḵay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فِخَاخ‎; فُخُوخ fiḵāḵ‎; fuḵūḵ	الْفِخَاخ‎; الْفُخُوخ al-fiḵāḵ‎; al-fuḵūḵ	فِخَاخ‎; فُخُوخ fiḵāḵ‎; fuḵūḵ
nominative	فِخَاخٌ‎; فُخُوخٌ fiḵāḵun‎; fuḵūḵun	الْفِخَاخُ‎; الْفُخُوخُ al-fiḵāḵu‎; al-fuḵūḵu	فِخَاخُ‎; فُخُوخُ fiḵāḵu‎; fuḵūḵu
accusative	فِخَاخًا‎; فُخُوخًا fiḵāḵan‎; fuḵūḵan	الْفِخَاخَ‎; الْفُخُوخَ al-fiḵāḵa‎; al-fuḵūḵa	فِخَاخَ‎; فُخُوخَ fiḵāḵa‎; fuḵūḵa
genitive	فِخَاخٍ‎; فُخُوخٍ fiḵāḵin‎; fuḵūḵin	الْفِخَاخِ‎; الْفُخُوخِ al-fiḵāḵi‎; al-fuḵūḵi	فِخَاخِ‎; فُخُوخِ fiḵāḵi‎; fuḵūḵi

Derived terms

فَخَّخَ (faḵḵaḵa)
فَخّ الْعَسَل (faḵḵ al-ʕasal, “honey trap”)

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: فق (fak)

References

“فخ” in Almaany
Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 119
Freytag, Georg (1835) “فخ”, 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 321
Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “فخ”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 946