فَاحَ
Root: فوح
Form: 1
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فَاحَI
, Present.T يَفُوحُ and يَفِيحُ; or فَاحَتْ رِيحُ المِسْكِ, Present.T تَفُوحُ and تَفِيحُ; Verbal.Noun فَوْحٌ and فُؤُوحٌ and فَوَحَانُ, and فَيْحٌ and فَيَحَانٌ; The musk diffused [or exhaled] its odour; or the odour of the musk diffused itself [or became exhaled]; and فاح الطِّيبُ
the perfume diffused [or exhaled] its odour; or this last signifies the perfume became perceptible; or it clung and remained; [in a garment or person;] syn. عَبِقَ: (Msb in art. فيح:) the verb is not used in relation to a foul, or disagreeable odour or thing: of such an odour one says هَبَّتْ: or the former verb is common to both: but this assertion is outweighed [by the other]: فَوْخٌ signifies the giving forth, and exhaling, a sweet, or pleasant, odour: and the perceiving such an odour: Fr says that فَاحَتْ رِيحُهُ and فَاخَتْ are syn.; but AZ says the فَوْخٌ is attended by sound.
2 For other significations of this verb, see art. فيح.
2 For other significations of this verb, see art. فيح.
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