Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

فَخْمٌ

Root: فخم

Full Definition

فَخْمٌ [seems to signify primarily Large, big, bulky, or thick. And hence,] A man having much flesh in the balls, or elevated parts, of the cheeks.
2 [And predominantly,] Great in estimation, rank, or quality; applied to a man: pl. فِخَامٌ: the fem. is فَخْمَةٌ. And it is likewise applied to حَسَب [or grounds of pretension to respect or honour].
3 And to speech, or diction, (مَنْطِق,) meaning Strong; sound, or correct; or chaste, clear, or eloquent, and comprehensive; syn. جَزْلٌ.


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