ي ف خ
Nouns and adjectives
Lane's Lexicon
Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 3 entries-
يَفَخَهُ Form I He, or it, hit him, or hurt him, on the part of his head called the يَافُوخ
, (K,) aor. , because of the guttural letter, or , accord. to the common rule observed in the K, or , as though it were of the same class as وَعَدَ, (TA,) [the last is probably the most correct form, as يَأْفِخُهُ is the aor. of أَفَخَهُ, of which يَفَخَهُ is a dial. form,] He, or it, hit him, or hurt him, on the part of his head called the يَافُوخ. (K.) -
يَافُوخٌ top of the head
[The top of the head;] the part where the anterior and posterior bones of the head meet: [see يَأْفُوخٌ, of which it is a dial. form:] pl. يَوَافِيخُ. (TA.) ISd regards this form of pl. as an indication that the ى is a radical letter, and therefore mentions it in this art.; (TA;) [and F says the same in art. أفخ: but see that art.]. ― -b2- مَسَّ بِيَافُوخِهِ السِّمَاكَ (assumed tropical:) [He touched Spica Virginis, or Arcturus, with the top of his head]. (A.) ― -b3- وَطِيأَ فُلَانٌ يَوَافِيخَ القُرُومِ (assumed tropical:) Such a one had lordship and eminence given to him. (A.) ― -b4- صَدَعُوا يَافُوخَ اللَّيْلِ (tropical:) i. q. أَدْلَجُوا [They journeyed in the night; &c.] (A.) [See also art. أفخ.] -
مَيْفُوخٌ Hit, or hurt, on the part of his head called the يَافُوخ
Hit, or hurt, on the part of his head called the يَافُوخ. (K.)
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