فَضَحَهُ

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فَضَحَهُI , Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun فَضْحٌ, He exposed his vices, faults, or evil qualities or actions; disgraced him; or put him to shame. لَا تَفْضَحْنَا بَيْنَ خَلْقِكِ, occurring in a prayer, means Expose not Thou our vices, or faults, among thy creatures: or the meaning may be, protect Thou us, that we may not be disobedient, and so deserve to have our vices, or faults, exposed among thy creatures.
2 [Hence,] فَضَحَ القَمَرُ النُّجُومَ [The moon put to shame the stars; i. e.] the light of the moon predominated over that of the stars, so that they were not apparent, or distinct: and in like manner, الصُّبْحُ the dawn.
3 And فَضَحَكَ الصُّبْحُ, said to a person sleeping at daybreak, Daybreak has shone forth, so as to discover thee to him who may see thee, and to expose thee to shame: or i. q. فَصَحَكَ [i. e. daybreak has become apparent to thee, and its light has overcome thee: or daybreak has come upon thee suddenly].
4 And فَضَحَ الصُّبْحُ, or فضّح , and , The daybreak appeared, and shone forth.

def.2 فَضِحَ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun فَضَحٌ, It was, or became, of the colour termed فُضْحَةٌ [q. v.].

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