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تَفَحَّص
to scrutinize, examine closely /ta.faħˈħa.sˤa/
verbB2#3275 most common
Also: to inspect thoroughly, to investigate carefully
Example sentences
الطَّبِيبُ يَتَفَحَّصُ المَرِيضَ.
The doctor examines the patient.
تَفَحَّصْتُ حَقِيبَتِي قَبْلَ السَّفَرِ.
I checked my bag carefully before traveling.
يَجِبُ أَنْ تَتَفَحَّصَ السَّيَّارَةَ قَبْلَ شِرَائِهَا.
You must inspect the car before buying it.
تَفَحَّصَتِ الشُّرْطَةُ مَسْرَحَ الجَرِيمَةِ بِدِقَّةٍ.
The police examined the crime scene carefully.
تَفَحَّصَ الخَبِيرُ الوَثِيقَةَ بَحْثًا عَنْ عَلَامَاتِ التَّزْوِيرِ.
The expert scrutinized the document, searching for signs of forgery.
بَعْدَ أَنْ تَفَحَّصَ المُحَلِّلُ البَيَانَاتِ مَلِيًّا، اكْتَشَفَ نَمَطًا لَمْ يَلْحَظْهُ أَحَدٌ مِن قَبْلُ.
After the analyst scrutinized the data thoroughly, he discovered a pattern no one had noticed before.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَتَفَحَّصُ | تَفَحَّصْتُ | سَأَتَفَحَّصُ |
| 2sg | تَتَفَحَّصُ | تَفَحَّصْتَ | سَتَتَفَحَّصُ |
| 3sg | يَتَفَحَّصُ | تَفَحَّصَ | سَيَتَفَحَّصُ |
| 1pl | نَتَفَحَّصُ | تَفَحَّصْنَا | سَنَتَفَحَّصُ |
| 2pl | تَتَفَحَّصُونَ | تَفَحَّصْتُمْ | سَتَتَفَحَّصُونَ |
| 3pl | يَتَفَحَّصُونَ | تَفَحَّصُوا | سَيَتَفَحَّصُونَ |
Word family
فَحَصَto examine, investigate (base Form I verb)
فَحْصٌexamination, checkup, inspection
فَاحِصexaminer, inspector
مَفْحُوصexamined, inspected
Etymology
تَفَحَّص comes from the Arabic triliteral root ف-ح-ص (f-ḥ-ṣ), which carries the core sense of examining or probing. The base verb فَحَصَ means to examine or investigate. The Form V pattern تَفَعَّلَ adds a reflexive and intensive sense, so تَفَحَّص means to scrutinize closely, as if turning something over for careful inspection. The root is Semitic, and it has no link to Indo-European vocabulary.
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