فخذ
See also: فخد
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ف خ ذ (f-ḵ-ḏ); the family sense stemming from the Bedouin practice of sitting in close proximity, thigh against thigh, with those who are dearer or have closer relationship.
Noun
فَخِذ or فَخْذ • (faḵiḏ or faḵḏ) f (dual فَخِذَانِ (faḵiḏāni) or فَخْذَانِ (faḵḏāni), plural أَفْخَاذ (ʾafḵāḏ))
- (anatomy) thigh
- a small sub-tribe, the portion consisting of one's nearest relatives
Declension
Declension of noun فَخِذ (faḵiḏ); فَخْذ (faḵḏ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | فَخِذ; فَخْذ faḵiḏ; faḵḏ | الْفَخِذ; الْفَخْذ al-faḵiḏ; al-faḵḏ | فَخِذ; فَخْذ faḵiḏ; faḵḏ |
| Nominative | فَخِذٌ; فَخْذٌ faḵiḏun; faḵḏun | الْفَخِذُ; الْفَخْذُ al-faḵiḏu; al-faḵḏu | فَخِذُ; فَخْذُ faḵiḏu; faḵḏu |
| Accusative | فَخِذًا; فَخْذًا faḵiḏan; faḵḏan | الْفَخِذَ; الْفَخْذَ al-faḵiḏa; al-faḵḏa | فَخِذَ; فَخْذَ faḵiḏa; faḵḏa |
| Genitive | فَخِذٍ; فَخْذٍ faḵiḏin; faḵḏin | الْفَخِذِ; الْفَخْذِ al-faḵiḏi; al-faḵḏi | فَخِذِ; فَخْذِ faḵiḏi; faḵḏi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | فَخِذَيْن; فَخْذَيْن faḵiḏayn; faḵḏayn | الْفَخِذَيْن; الْفَخْذَيْن al-faḵiḏayn; al-faḵḏayn | فَخِذَيْ; فَخْذَيْ faḵiḏay; faḵḏay |
| Nominative | فَخِذَانِ; فَخْذَانِ faḵiḏāni; faḵḏāni | الْفَخِذَانِ; الْفَخْذَانِ al-faḵiḏāni; al-faḵḏāni | فَخِذَا; فَخْذَا faḵiḏā; faḵḏā |
| Accusative | فَخِذَيْنِ; فَخْذَيْنِ faḵiḏayni; faḵḏayni | الْفَخِذَيْنِ; الْفَخْذَيْنِ al-faḵiḏayni; al-faḵḏayni | فَخِذَيْ; فَخْذَيْ faḵiḏay; faḵḏay |
| Genitive | فَخِذَيْنِ; فَخْذَيْنِ faḵiḏayni; faḵḏayni | الْفَخِذَيْنِ; الْفَخْذَيْنِ al-faḵiḏayni; al-faḵḏayni | فَخِذَيْ; فَخْذَيْ faḵiḏay; faḵḏay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَفْخَاذ ʾafḵāḏ | الْأَفْخَاذ al-ʾafḵāḏ | أَفْخَاذ ʾafḵāḏ |
| Nominative | أَفْخَاذٌ ʾafḵāḏun | الْأَفْخَاذُ al-ʾafḵāḏu | أَفْخَاذُ ʾafḵāḏu |
| Accusative | أَفْخَاذًا ʾafḵāḏan | الْأَفْخَاذَ al-ʾafḵāḏa | أَفْخَاذَ ʾafḵāḏa |
| Genitive | أَفْخَاذٍ ʾafḵāḏin | الْأَفْخَاذِ al-ʾafḵāḏi | أَفْخَاذِ ʾafḵāḏi |
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “فخذ”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 2348-2349
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic فَخْذ (faḵḏ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faxdˤ/, /faxd/
Noun
فخذ • (faḵḍ, faḵd) m (plural فخوذ (fuḵūḍ, fuḵūd))
- (anatomy) thigh
- a small sub-tribe, the portion consisting of one's nearest relatives