تَفْخِيمٌ
Root: فخم
Form: 2
Full Definition
2 تَفْخِيمُ الحَرْفِ is the contr. of إِمَالَتُهُ [i. e. it signifies The pronouncing of the word with the broad sound of the lengthened fet-h ]: [and also with a full sound of the letter ل:] or التَّفْخِيمُ is the abstaining from الإِمَالَة; and the contr. of التَّرْقِيقُ; i. e. i. q. التَّغْلِيظُ; and signifies the inclining of ا towards the place of utterance of و, as in the word الصَّلَوةُ; and the uttering of ل from the lower part of the tongue [i. e. with the tongue turned up], as in the word اَللّٰه [i. e. in the word اللّٰه not immediately preceded by a kesreh]: it is [predominantly] peculiar to the people of El-Hijáz, like as الامالة is to the tribe of Temeem.
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