فحش
f-ḥ-sh
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root فحش across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root فحش (fHsh) describes anything excessive, immoderate, or beyond proper bounds. It refers to actions or speech that are foul, evil, abominable, or unseemly.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
f-ḥ-sh
Listen:
بِفَٰحِشَةٍ
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Root letters:
ف — ح — ش
Word Family Tree (10 forms)
All word forms derived from the root فحش as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 24×
Concordance — 24 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root فحش appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (23)
Noun (23 verses — showing first 5)
Joseph 12:24
Noun
وَلَقَدۡ هَمَّتۡ بِهِۦۖ وَهَمَّ بِهَا لَوۡلَاۤ أَن رَّءَا بُرۡهَـٰنَ رَبِّهِۦۚ كَذَ ٰلِكَ لِنَصۡرِفَ عَنۡهُ ٱلسُّوۤءَ وَٱلۡفَحۡشَاۤءَۚ إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِینَ ٢٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And she certainly determined [to seduce] him, and he would have inclined to her had he not seen the proof of his Lord. And thus [it was] that We should avert from him evil and immorality. Indeed, he was of Our chosen servants
The Bee 16:90
Noun
۞ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ یَأۡمُرُ بِٱلۡعَدۡلِ وَٱلۡإِحۡسَـٰنِ وَإِیتَاۤىِٕ ذِی ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ وَیَنۡهَىٰ عَنِ ٱلۡفَحۡشَاۤءِ وَٱلۡمُنكَرِ وَٱلۡبَغۡیِۚ یَعِظُكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَذَكَّرُونَ ٩٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Indeed, Allah orders justice and good conduct and giving to relatives and forbids immorality and bad conduct and oppression. He admonishes you that perhaps you will be reminded
وَلَا تَقۡرَبُوا۟ ٱلزِّنَىٰۤۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَـٰحِشَةࣰ وَسَاۤءَ سَبِیلࣰا ٣٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way
The Light 24:19
Noun
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ یُحِبُّونَ أَن تَشِیعَ ٱلۡفَـٰحِشَةُ فِی ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِیمࣱ فِی ٱلدُّنۡیَا وَٱلۡءَاخِرَةِۚ وَٱللَّهُ یَعۡلَمُ وَأَنتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ١٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Indeed, those who like that immorality should be spread [or publicized] among those who have believed will have a painful punishment in this world and the Hereafter. And Allah knows and you do not know
The Light 24:21
Noun
۞ یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَتَّبِعُوا۟ خُطُوَ ٰتِ ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنِۚ وَمَن یَتَّبِعۡ خُطُوَ ٰتِ ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنِ فَإِنَّهُۥ یَأۡمُرُ بِٱلۡفَحۡشَاۤءِ وَٱلۡمُنكَرِۚ وَلَوۡلَا فَضۡلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَیۡكُمۡ وَرَحۡمَتُهُۥ مَا زَكَىٰ مِنكُم مِّنۡ أَحَدٍ أَبَدࣰا وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ یُزَكِّی مَن یَشَاۤءُۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِیعٌ عَلِیمࣱ ٢١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
O you who have believed, do not follow the footsteps of Satan. And whoever follows the footsteps of Satan - indeed, he enjoins immorality and wrongdoing. And if not for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy, not one of you would have been pure, ever, but Allah purifies whom He wills, and Allah is Hearing and Knowing
Derived Forms (10)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| بِفَٰحِشَةٍ | bifaḥishahin | Noun | 4× | |
| ٱلْفَٰحِشَةَ | lfaḥishaha | Noun | 4× | |
| فَٰحِشَةً | faḥishahan | Noun | 4× | |
| بِٱلْفَحْشَآءِ | bilfaḥshaāʾi | Noun | 3× | |
| وَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ | walfawaḥisha | Noun | 2× | |
| ٱلْفَحْشَآءِ | lfaḥshaāʾi | Noun | 2× | |
| ٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ | lfawaḥisha | Noun | 2× | |
| ٱلْفَٰحِشَةُ | lfaḥishahu | Noun | 1× | |
| وَٱلْفَحْشَآءَ | walfaḥshaāʾa | Noun | 1× | |
| وَٱلْفَحْشَآءِ | walfaḥshaāʾi | Noun | 1× |