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 (ʔafḵāḏ))

1. (anatomy) thigh
2. 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 ʔafḵāḏ	الْأَفْخَاذ al-ʔafḵāḏ	أَفْخَاذ ʔafḵāḏ
Nominative	أَفْخَاذٌ ʔafḵāḏun	الْأَفْخَاذُ al-ʔafḵāḏu	أَفْخَاذُ ʔafḵāḏu
Accusative	أَفْخَاذًا ʔafḵāḏan	الْأَفْخَاذَ al-ʔafḵāḏa	أَفْخَاذَ ʔafḵāḏa
Genitive	أَفْخَاذٍ ʔafḵāḏin	الْأَفْخَاذِ al-ʔafḵāḏi	أَفْخَاذِ ʔafḵāḏi

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “فخذ”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], 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))

1. (anatomy) thigh
2. a small sub-tribe, the portion consisting of one's nearest relatives