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عقفر
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaعَنْقَفِيرٌ ذ A calamity (S, O, K, TA) of fortune: (TA:) like عَنْقَاآءُ; from which it is said by IF to be formed, by additional letters: (O:) pl. عَقَافِيرُ. (O, TA.) ― -b2- A crafty, or cunning, [demon of the kind called] غُول. (O, TA.) ― -b3- A clamorous and foul-tongued woman, (K, TA,) that overcomes with evil. (TA.) ― -b4- A scorpion. (O, K.) ― -b5- A she-camel so old that the back of her neck almost touches her shoulder (K, O, TA) by reason of her extreme old age. (TA.)
Derived headwords
عَنْقَفِيرٌ
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