ف ء ء
Verbs
Nouns and adjectives
Lane's Lexicon
Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 4 entries-
فَا Names of the letter
and فآءٌ Names of the letter ف, q. v. -A2- فَا as a prefixed n. in the accus. case, syn. with فَم, see voce فُوهٌ, in art. فوه. -
فَأْفَأَ He reiterated the letter
, (T, M, Msb,) inf. n. فَأْفَأَةٌ, (T, S, M, Msb, K,) He reiterated the letter ف (Mbr, T, S, M, Msb, K) in his speech; (S, M, K;) or was as though the letter ف predominated upon his tongue; (T;) or had an impediment in the tongue, the letter ف predominating in the speech. (M.) You say, فِيهِ فَأْفَأَةٌ [In him is a fault of reiterating the letter ف in his speech; &c.] (S, K.) [See also فَأْفآءٌ.] -
فَأْفَأٌ Open entry
: see what follows. -
فَأْفَآءٌ in whom is what is termed فَأْفَأَةٌ
(T, S, M, Msb, K) and ↓ فَأْفَأٌ, (T, M, Msb, K, [and thus accord. to my copy of the Mgh,]) both mentioned by Lh, (T,) A man in whom is what is termed فَأْفَأَةٌ, expl. above; (T, S, M, K;) or who reiterates the letter ف much when he speaks; (M;) or who cannot utter the word unless with an effort, commencing with the like of the letter ف, and then pronouncing with effort the letters of the word correctly: (Mgh:) or one who reiterates his words much in speaking: (TA:) fem. with ة. (T, Msb.).
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