افصح

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افصحIV : see 1, first sentence, in two places.
2 It is also said of urine, as mentioned by IAar, but not expl. by him, meaning It became clear, or free from turbidness.
3 And افصحت is said of a ewe, or she-goat, and of a she-camel, meaning Her milk became free from admixture; or free from froth, and clear of its biestings: or her biestings ceased, and the milk came after: or her biestings ceased, and her milk became free from admixture.
4 And [hence] افصح signifies also He spoke with فَصَاحَة; [i. e. clearness, perspicuousness, or distinctness; accord. to the explanation of فصاحة in the K, and the usage of this verb in numerous exs.; or with chasteness, or correctness;] as also افصح الكَلَامَ and افصح بِهِ, and افصح القَوْلَ; but when the verb became in frequent use, and commonly known, the objective complement became dropped, as in the case of أَحْسَنَ, &c.: he spoke clearly, or plainly, to another; without indistinctness, or without concealment: [and] he spoke Arabic: or spoke Arabic correctly: [and] he spoke intelligibly. And one says, افصح فِى مَنْطِقِهِ He began to speak intelligibly. And افصح فُلَانٌ ثُمَّ فَصُحَ [He spoke Arabic, and then became good in his language, or dialect: so accord. to Er-Rághib, as cited in the Mz, 9th نوع; in which it is said that some, but not so correctly, use these two verbs in the converse manner: or he spoke clearly, or intelligibly, and then became chaste, or good and correct, or eloquent, in his speech, or language]. And افصح is also used in poetry as signifying He uttered a sound, or cry, clearly. And one says, افصح عَنْ شَىْءٍ, Verbal.Noun إِفْصَاحٌ [in this and the preceding senses], meaning He explained a thing. And افصح عَنْ مُرَادِهِ He showed or revealed [his desire or his meaning].
5 Also It became clearly apparent, manifest, or evident. One says, افصح الصُّبْحُ The daybreak became clearly apparent; the light of daybreak appeared.
6 And افصح الرَّجُلُ مِنْ كَذَا The man got clear out of such a thing; or escaped from it. You say, نُفْصِحُ مِنْ شِتَائِنَا We shall get clear out of our winter.
7 And أَفْصَحُوا They entered upon, or celebrated, the festival called الفِصْح [or Easter], and broke their fast, eating flesh-meat. [And said also of Jews, meaning They celebrated the Passover: see الفِصْحُ.]

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