فضح

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Form 1فَضَحَهُ5 senses · 2 main

muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarفَضْحٌ فَضَحٌ

Core sense — he exposed his faults, he disgraced him; the daybreak shone forthgenerated

1.1do not expose our faults among your creatures—لَا تَفْضَحْنَا بَيْنَ خَلْقِكِ

He exposed his vices, faults, or evil qualities or actions; he disgraced him, or put him to shame..

Occurring in a prayer. Or the meaning may be: protect us, so that we may not be disobedient, and so deserve to have our faults exposed among your creatures.

1.1.1figurative · مجاز[the moon put the stars to shame]—فَضَحَ القَمَرُ النُّجُومَ

[Hence.] The light of the moon predominated over that of the stars, so that they were not apparent, or distinct.

the dawn did the like—الصُّبْحُ

1.1.2figurative · مجازdaybreak has shone forth, showing you to anyone who may see you, and exposing you to shame—فَضَحَكَ الصُّبْحُ

Said to a person sleeping at daybreak.

Or the same as فَصَحَكَ [that is, daybreak has become apparent to you, and its light has overcome you; or daybreak has come upon you suddenly].

1.1.3figurative · مجاز — inferredthe daybreak appeared, and shone forth—فَضَحَ الصُّبْحُ

Or فضّح; and افضح also.

1.2it was, or became, of the colour termed فُضْحَةٌ—فَضِحَ

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1

15:68

قَالَ إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ ضَيْفِى فَلَا تَفْضَحُونِ

Lut said: "These are my guests: disgrace me not:

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, (S, A, &c.,) aor. فَضَحَ , inf. n. فَضْحٌ , (Msb,) He exposed his vices, faults, or evil qualities or actions; disgraced him; or put him to shame. (S, A, L, Msb, * K.) لَا تَفْضَحْنَا بَيْنَ خَلْقِكِ , occurring in a prayer, means Expose not Thou our vices, or faults, among thy creatures: or the meaning may be, protect Thou us, that we may not be disobedient, and so deserve to have our vices, or faults, exposed among thy creatures. (Msb.) [Hence,] فَضَحَ القَمَرُ النُّجُومَ [The moon put to shame the stars; i. e.] the light of the moon predominated over that of the stars, (A, TA,) so that they were not apparent, or distinct: (TA:) and in like manner, الصُّبْحُ the dawn. (A, TA.) And فَضَحَكَ الصُّبْحُ , said to a person sleeping at daybreak, (TA,) Daybreak has shone forth, so as to discover thee to him who may see thee, and to expose thee to shame: (L, TA:) or i. q. فَصَحَكَ [i. e. daybreak has become apparent to thee, and its light has overcome thee: or daybreak has come upon thee suddenly]. (K.) And فَضَحَ الصُّبْحُ , (so in the S, and in some copies of the K,) or فضّح , (so in other copies of the K,) and افضح , (S, K,) The daybreak appeared, (S, K, TA,) and shone forth. (TA.) فَضِحَ , aor. فَضَحَ , (K,) inf. n. فَضَحٌ , (TK.) It was, or became, of the colour termed فُضْحَةٌ [q. v.]. (K.)

Form 2فَضَّحَ1 sense

Core sense — the daybreak appeared, and shone forthgenerated

2.1

See 1, the sentence before the last.

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see the last sentence but one above.

Form 3فاضحهُ1 sense

Core sense — he exposed his faults, the other doing the same to himgenerated

3.1

[He exposed his vices, faults, or evil qualities or actions, the other doing the like to him: see also 6.]

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[He exposed his vices, faults, or evil qualities or actions, the other doing the like to him: see also 6]. (A.)

Form 4أَفْضَحَ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the daybreak shone forth; the dates showed a rednessgenerated

4.1

See 1, the sentence before the last.

4.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredthe full-grown unripe dates showed a redness in them—افضح البُسْرُ

the palm-trees became red and yellow [in their fruit]—افضح النَّخْلُ

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see 1, last sentence but one. افضح البُسْرُ The full-grown unripe dates showed in them a redness. (S.) And افضح النَّخْلُ The palm-trees became red and yellow [in their fruit]. (K.)

Form 6تفاضح المُرْتَجِزَانِ1 sense

Core sense — the two reciters exposed one another's faultsgenerated

6.1[they meant to give sincere advice one to another, and they exposed one another's vices, faults, or evil qualities or actions]—أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَتَنَاصَحُوا فَتَفَاضَحُوا

[The two composers, or reciters, of verses of the metre termed رَجَز exposed each other's vices, faults, or evil qualities or actions.]

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[The two composers, or reciters, of verses of the metre termed رَجَز exposed each other's vices, faults, or evil qualities or actions]. (A.) And أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَتَنَاصَحُوا فَتَفَاضَحُوا [They desired, or meant, to give sincere, or faithful, advice or counsel, one to another, and they exposed one another's vices, faults, or evil qualities or actions]. (A.)

Form 8افتضح2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — his faults became exposed, he was disgracedgenerated

8.1

His vices, faults, or evil qualities or actions became exposed; he was disgraced, or put to shame.

He did evil, and was disgraced by it.

8.1.1we have been negligent, or have failed in our duty, in visiting you and seeking you out—اِفْتَضَحْنَا فِيكَ

Hence this use.

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His vices, faults, or evil qualities or actions, became exposed; he became disgraced, or put to shame: (S, L, K:) he did evil, and became disgraced thereby. (L.) And [hence] اِفْتَضَحْنَا فِيكَ We have been negligent, or have failed of our duty, in respect of visiting thee, and seeking for thee. (A, TA.)

Derived nouns 12

Nounالصُّبْحُ الفَضَحُ2 senses

Core sense — the dawn overspread with rednessgenerated

The dawn that is overspread with redness, because of its shining forth.

See also what next follows.

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The dawn that is overspread with redness: (K, TA:) because of its shining forth. (TA.) See also what next follows.

Nounفُضْحَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — whiteness that is not intense; a dust-colour mixed with an ugly huegenerated

1the whiteness of the dawn—فُضْحَةُ الصُّبْحِ

A noun from فَضِحَ; and فَضَحٌ is the maṣdar of فَضِح.

Whiteness, but not to an intense degree.

Or, as some say, dust-colour inclining to طُحْلَة [a hue between that of dust and whiteness, with a little blackness, or between that of dust and blackness, with a little whiteness], mixed with an ugly hue; one of the colours of camels and of pigeons.

The adjective is أَفْضَحُ, feminine فَضْحَآءُ; an Arab of the desert, asked about it by AA, said that it is the colour of cooked flesh-meat.

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, a subst from فَضِحَ , (L, K, TA,) and فَضَحٌ , (S, L, TA,) the inf. n. of فَضِح , (TK,) Whiteness, but not in an intense degree: (K, TA: [and the same is implied in the S:]) or, as some say, dust-colour inclining to طُحْلَة [which is a hue between that of dust and whiteness, with a little blackness, or between that of dust and blackness, with a little whiteness], (S, L, TA,) intermixed with an ugly hue; one of the colours of camels and of pigeons: the epithet is أَفْضَحُ ; fem. فَضْحَآءُ : said by an Arab of the desert, in answer to a question of AA respecting it, to be the colour of cooked flesh-meat. (L, TA.) فُضْحَةُ الصُّبْحِ means The whiteness of the dawn. (TA.)

Nounفِضَاحٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who exposes the faults of othersgenerated

See فَضِيحَةٌ.

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: see فَضِيحَةٌ .

Nounفَضُوحٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — one who exposes the faults of others muchgenerated

1[wine is a thing that greatly exposes the vices, faults, or evil qualities or actions of the drinker]—الخَمْرُ فَضُوحٌ لِشَارِبِهَا

One who exposes [much, or habitually, or often] the vices, faults, or evil qualities or actions of others; who so disgraces them, or puts them to shame; also فَضَّاحٌ.

1.1O you who have been made notorious by your evil character or conduct—يَا فَضُوحُ

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One who exposes [much, or habitually, or often,] the vices, faults, or evil qualities or actions, of others; who [so] disgraces them, or puts them to shame; as also فَضَّاحٌ . (TA.) One says, الخَمْرُ فَضُوحٌ لِشَارِبِهَا [Wine is a thing that exposes much the vices, faults, or evil qualities or actions, of the drinker thereof]. (A.) يَا فَضُوحُ means O thou who act rendered notorious by thy evil character or conduct. (K, * TA.)

Nounفُضُوحٌ1 sense

Core sense — disgrace, shame; one who exposes the faults of othersgenerated

See فَضِيحَةٌ, in two places.

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: see فَضِيحَةٌ , in two places.

Nounهُوَ فَضِيحٌ فِى المَالِ1 sense

Core sense — he is a bad manager of property or cattlegenerated

He is a bad manager of property, or of cattle; not taking good care of it.

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He is a bad manager of property, or cattle; (K, TA;) not taking good care thereof. (TA.)

Nounفَضَاحَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — disgrace, shame, ignominygenerated

See the paragraph that follows.

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: see the paragraph here following.

Nounفُضُوحَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — disgrace, shame, ignominygenerated

See the paragraph that follows.

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: see the paragraph here following.

Nounفَضِيحَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — disgrace, shame; any disgraceful thing; a faultgenerated

1[the disgrace of the present world is easier to bear than the disgrace of the world to come]—فُضُوحُ الدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ مِنْ فُضُوحِ الآخِرَةِ

A noun from فَضَحَهُ, as also فُضُوحٌ, فُضُوحَةٌ, فَضَاحَةٌ and فِضَاحٌ.

Disgrace, shame, or ignominy; a state in which a man's vices, faults, or evil qualities or actions are exposed.

Any evil thing that exposes its author to disgrace or shame; any disgraceful, or shameful, thing; a vice, or fault, or the like; synonymous with عَيْبٌ. Plural فَضَائِحُ.

It occurs in a tradition.

Also a disgracing, a putting to shame, a rendering ignominious; in MA and KL it is mentioned as a maṣdar.

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a subst. from فَضَحَهُ , as also فُضُوحٌ , (S, A, L, K,) and فُضُوحَةٌ , and فَضَاحَةٌ , (L, K,) and فِضَاحٌ ; (K;) Disgrace, shame, or ignominy; (PS, TA;) a state of exposure of the vices, faults, or evil qualities or actions, of a man: (Har p. 3:) any evil thing that exposes its author to disgrace or shame; any disgraceful, or shameful, thing: (L:) a vice, or fault, or the like; syn. عَيْبٌ : pl. فَضَائِحُ : (Msb:) [and] a disgracing; putting to shame; or rendering ignominious. (MA and KL; in both of which it is mentioned as an inf. n.) It is said in a trad., فُضُوحُ الدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ مِنْ فُضُوحِ الآخِرَةِ [The disgrace of the present world is easier to bear than the disgrace of the world to come]. (A, TA.)

Nounفَضَّاحٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who exposes the faults of others muchgenerated

See فَضُوحٌ.

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: see فَضُوحٌ .

Nounفَاضح2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — exposing, disgracing; the daybreakgenerated

1[oppressing thirst is easier to bear than a fill of drink that disgraces, or puts to shame]—الظَّمَأُ الفَادِحُ أَهْوَنُ مِنَ الرِّىِّ الفَاضِحِ

Said in a proverb.

[when the excuse is clear, reproof is disgracing]—إِذَا كَانَ العُذْرُ وَاضِحًا كَانَ العِتَابُ فَاضِحًا

on this sense [Ism fāʿil of 1.]

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredthe daybreak, or dawn—الفَاضِحُ

So called because it exposes and shows everything.

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[act. part. n. of 1]. It is said in a prov., الظَّمَأُ الفَادِحُ أَهْوَنُ مِنَ الرِّىِّ الفَاضِحِ [Oppressing thirst is easier to bear than the state of satisfaction with drinking that disgraces, or puts to shame] and you say, إِذَا كَانَ العُذْرُ وَاضِحًا كَانَ العِتَابُ فَاضِحًا [When the excuse is manifest, reproof is disgracing]. (A, TA.) And الفَاضِحُ signifies The daybreak, or dawn: because it exposes and manifests everything. (Har. p. 556.)

Nounأَفْضَحُ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — white, but not intensely whitegenerated

White, but not intensely so.

See also the explanations of فُضْحَةٌ, which indicate other meanings.

Feminine فَضْحَآءُ.

1.1the lion; and the camel—الأَفْضَحُ

So called because of their colours.

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White, but not intensely so: (S, L, K:) see also explanations of فُضْحَةٌ , indicating other meanings: fem. فَضْحَآءُ . (L, TA.) Hence, because of their colours, (S,) الأَفْضَحُ signifies The lion: and The camel. (S, K.)