f-y-d

Description

The Arabic root فيض (f-y-ḍ) conveys the core meaning of abundance, overflowing, and pouring forth in large quantities, whether referring to water, people, or abstract concepts. In the Quranic context, it describes physical overflow like rushing water, the dispersing or departing of crowds in abundance, and metaphorically captures the sense of people engaging fully or pouring themselves into activities. This root emphasizes the dynamic quality of something spreading outward copiously, often used to depict pilgrims dispersing from sacred sites or communities flowing forth in collective movement.