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انفرج

Root: فرج

Form: 7

Full Definition

انفرجVII It opened; [and particularly by diduction, or so as to form an intervening space, or a gap, or breach; it gaped; it became unclosed; and so ; (see exs. in art. فيض, voce أَفَاصَ, in three places;) and it became unknit, or loosened, said of a bone, and of a limb or member, and of a joint; (see فَرِيجٌ, in two places; and see also فَكِكْتَ, and اِنْفَكَّ in three places, and فَكَكٌ;)] syn. انفتح. (Msb in art. فتح; &c. [See also فُرْجَةٌ.])
2 اِنْفَرَجَتْ سِيَتَاهَا is said of a bow such as is termed فَرُوجٌ , as also اِنْفَجَّتْ [i. e. انفجّت هِىَ, which shows that the meaning is, Its two curved extremities were such as to have an open space between them and between the intermediate portion and the string].
3 See also 4, second sentence:
4 and the same, last sentence; and فَرِيجٌ, in two places; and فَارِجٌ.
5 [اِنْفَرَجْتُ عَنِ الكَلَامِ occurs in the L, in art. فص, app. meaning I broke off from, or intermitted, speaking.]
6 انفرج said of grief, or sorrow, or anxiety, [and the like,] signifies It was, or became, removed, cleared away, or dispelled; as also تفرّج ; and so , Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun فُرُوجٌ. Aboo-Dhu-eyb says, وَلِلشَّرِّ بَعْدَ القَارِعَاتِ meaning [And to evil, after striking and agitating calamities, there is, or shall be,] a removing, clearing away, or dispelling: the last word being the Verbal.Noun of the last of the verbs above mentioned; or it may be a pl. of فَرْجَةٌ , like as صُخُورٌ is of صَخْرَةٌ.
7 Also He was, or became, happy, or cheerful.
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