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.
فَخِذ or فَخْذ • (faḵiḏ or faḵḏ) f (dual فَخِذَانِ (faḵiḏāni) or فَخْذَانِ (faḵḏāni), plural أَفْخَاذ (ʔafḵāḏ))
| 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 |