فحج
1 فَحِجَ فِى مِشْيَتِهِ,
aor. ـَ
inf. n. فَحَجٌ, (
S,) this is the form of the verb commonly known, like other verbs signifying faults, and that it is the correct form, and not فَحَجَ as it is written in the
K [and O], is indicated by the forms of the
inf. n. فَحَجٌ and the
epithet أَفْحَجُ; (
MF;) as also ↓ تفحّج, (
S,) and ↓ فحّج, (
K,) and ↓ انفحج; (
TA;) He had the fore parts of his feet near together, and his heels wide apart, [i. e. he turned in his toes, and turned out his heels,] in his gait: (
S,
K:) or ↓ فَحَجٌ signifies the having the middle of the legs wide apart, [or having the legs bowed outwards,] in a man, and in a beast (دَابَّة): (
Mgh,
L:) [or the having the shanks wide apart: (see فَلَجٌ:)] or the having the thighs wide apart: [see also 1 in art. فج:] and the verb is فَحِجَ,
inf. n. فَحَجٌ and فحْجة [thus written,
app. فَحْجَةٌ, which is the
inf. n. un.]; the latter
inf. n. mentioned by
Lh. (
L.)
b2: And فَحَجَ, (
accord. to the
K,) or فَحِجَ, (
accord. to
MF,) He magnified himself, or behaved proudly. (
K.) 2 فَحَّجَ see the preceding paragraph: and see also 5.
4 افحج حَلُوبَتَهُ He parted the hind legs of his milch camel; i. e., made an opening, or intervening space, between them; (
S,
O,
K;) in order that he might milk her. (
S, O.)
A2: افحج also signifies He refrained, or desisted, or drew back;
syn. أَحْجَمَ. (
O,
K.) And one says, افحج عَنْهُ, meaning He turned, or turned away or back, from it, or him;
syn. اِنْثَنَى. (
O, *
K.) 5 تَفَحُّجٌ signifies The parting of one's legs, or making an opening between them, (
AA,
S,
O,
K,) when sitting; as also ↓ تَفْحِيجٌ: like تَفَشُّجٌ and تَفْشِيجٌ. (
AA,
S, O.) And one says, تَتَفَحَّجُ سَاقَاهُ [His shanks are parted]. (
S, O.) See also 1.
7 إِنْفَحَجَ see the first paragraph.
فَحْجٌ The mode of walking of him who is termed أَفْحَجُ. (
S, O.) فَحَجٌ an
inf. n.: (
S,
L,
TA:) see 1.
أَفْحَجُ Having the fore parts of the feet near together, and the heels wide apart: (
S,
O,
K:) or having the middle of the legs wide apart: (
Mgh,
L:)
fem. فَحْجَآءُ: the former applied to a man [&c.]; and the latter, to a beast (دَابَّة) [&c.]: (
S,
Mgh,
O,
L:) or having the thighs wide apart: or having the legs wide apart: or having curved, or bowed, legs. (
L.) [See also أَفَجُّ, in art. فج.]
