Quranic root
فضح
f · ḍ · ḥ
The root centers on making something exposed, especially an ugly fault, and also denotes an unattractive or mixed pale color.
The exposure branch includes becoming visible, bringing faults into public shame, and figuratively outshining something until it is no longer distinct. A parallel color branch covers pale or grayish hues, redness appearing in dates, and color-based names for certain animals.
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Forms in the Quran
The forms this root actually takes in the Quran. Select one to jump to its senses and examples.
فَضَحَ
faḍaḥa
- Part of speech
- Verb · Form I
- Form
- I
- Quran occurrences
- 1 occurrence
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
To expose a person's faults, disgrace the person, or put the person to shame.
Used transitively for making vices, faults, or evil conduct public, especially before other people.
- Lane · entry 34390
Selected Quran examples
Quran 15:68word 6
“shame me”
Occurrences in the Quran
Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.
- 15:68تَفْضَحُونِshame me
Broader Classical Arabic meanings
Recorded for this root in the Classical lexicons beyond its Quran usage. These are secondary to the Quran senses above.
Show 17 Classical meanings
فَضَحَ
To outshine or eclipse another thing so that it is no longer apparent or distinct.
Figurative use, especially of the moon or dawn overpowering the light of the stars.
- Lane · entry 34390
فَضَحَ
Of dawn or daybreak, to break forth and shine, making what it overtakes visible or exposed.
A dawn-related use describing either the revealing light of daybreak or its sudden coming upon someone.
- Lane · entry 34390
فَضِحَ
To be or become of the pale or mixed color called فُضْحَةٌ.
Intransitive color usage.
- Lane · entry 34390
فَاضَحَ
To expose or disgrace one another by each revealing the other's faults.
Reciprocal Form III construction.
- Lane · entry 34392
أَفْضَحَ
Of unripe dates or palm trees, to show redness or become red and yellow in the fruit.
Used of the visible development of color in dates and palms.
- Lane · entry 34393
تَفَاضَحَ
To expose one another's faults or disgrace one another.
Reciprocal Form VI construction.
- Lane · entry 34394
اِفْتَضَحَ
For one's faults or evil qualities to become exposed; to become disgraced or put to shame.
Intransitive or middle-result construction, including becoming disgraced through one's own wrongdoing.
- Lane · entry 34395
اِفْتَضَحَ
In an idiomatic use, to fail in one's duty toward someone by neglecting to visit or seek that person.
A conventional expression of regret for negligence in maintaining contact or offering attention.
- Lane · entry 34395
الفَضَحُ
Dawn overspread with redness.
A nominal description of the reddish appearance of dawn, associated with its shining forth.
- Lane · entry 34396
فُضْحَةٌ
A pale, whitish, dusty-gray, or otherwise unattractively mixed color.
Used of colors of camels and pigeons; the whiteness of dawn may also be called فُضْحَةُ الصُّبْحِ.
- Lane · entry 34397
فَضُوحٌ
One who habitually or frequently exposes the faults and evil qualities of others.
An intensive or habitual agent noun.
- Lane · entry 34399
فَضُوحٌ
A person made notorious by evil character or conduct.
Attested in a vocative expression addressing such a person.
- Lane · entry 34399
فَضِيحٌ
A bad manager of property or cattle, one who does not take proper care of it.
A specialized description of negligent management.
- Lane · entry 34401
فَضِيحَةٌ
Disgrace, shame, or ignominy; a state of exposure of faults, or anything disgraceful that exposes its author to shame.
An abstract noun covering the condition, the act, or the shameful fault or thing itself.
- Lane · entry 34404
فَاضِحٌ
One who exposes or disgraces others.
Active participle of the transitive Form I verb.
- Lane · entry 34406
فَاضِحٌ
Dawn or daybreak, as that which exposes and makes everything manifest.
A figurative nominal use based on the revealing effect of daylight.
- Lane · entry 34406
أَفْضَحُ
Pale or lightly white, without intense whiteness; also a lion or camel designated by such coloration.
The animal designations are based on the coloration associated with this adjective.
- Lane · entry 34407
Cautions
Points that affect how this root should be read.
The Quran occurrence is the active imperfect form تَفْضَحُ; the public headword is normalized to the Form I perfect فَضَحَ. The dawn and color branches are retained as broader Classical Arabic usages rather than merged into the Quranic disgrace sense.