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فَكّ
jaw /ˈfakː/
nounB1#2542 most common
Also: mandible, jawbone, unfastening (verbal-noun sense)
Example sentences
عِنْدِي أَلَمٌ فِي فَكِّي.
I have pain in my jaw.
كَسَرَ اللَّاعِبُ فَكَّهُ أَثْنَاءَ المُبَارَاةِ.
The player broke his jaw during the match.
يَذْهَبُ إِلَى طَبِيبِ الأَسْنَانِ لِأَنَّ فَكَّهُ السُّفْلِيَّ مُلْتَهِبٌ.
He is going to the dentist because his lower jaw is inflamed.
لِلتِّمْسَاحِ فَكٌّ قَوِيٌّ يُمَكِّنُهُ مِنِ اصْطِيَادِ فَرِيسَتِهِ.
The crocodile has a powerful jaw that lets it seize its prey.
يَدْرُسُ عُلَمَاءُ الحَفْرِيَّاتِ تَطَوُّرَ فَكِّ الإِنْسَانِ عَبْرَ العُصُورِ.
Paleontologists study the evolution of the human jaw across the ages.
أَجْرَى الجَرَّاحُ عَمَلِيَّةً دَقِيقَةً لِإِعَادَةِ تَرْكِيبِ فَكِّهِ المُصَابِ بِكَسْرٍ مُرَكَّبٍ.
The surgeon carried out a delicate operation to reconstruct his jaw, which had suffered a compound fracture.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | فَكٌّ | فُكُوكٌ |
| Genitive | فَكٍّ | فُكُوكٍ |
| Accusative | فَكًّا | فُكُوكًا |
| Vocative | يَا فَكُّ | يَا فُكُوكُ |
Word family
فَكَّto undo, dismantle, release
فَكَّةsmall change, loose coins
تَفْكِيكdismantling, deconstruction
اِنْفِكاكdetachment, separation
مَفْكُوكundone, loosened
Etymology
فَكّ comes from the triliteral Semitic root ف-ك-ك, whose base verb فكّ means to undo, pry apart, or set loose. As a noun it names the jaw, the part of the skull that parts to open the mouth and closes to bite. The same root also gives the verbal-noun sense of release or unfastening, as in فك الحصار, lifting a siege. Arabic roots are Semitic, not Indo-European, so no PIE root or Indo-European cognates apply here.
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