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عنف

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

عَنِيفٌ ذ Ungentle, [ rough, harsh, rigorous, severe, violent, or vehement, ] (S, Mgh, O, Msb, K, TA,) in his affair; as also ↓ عَنْفٌ and ↓ أَعْنَفُ and ↓ مُعْتَنِفٌ; (TA;) [thus] as applied to a driver; (Mgh;) [and particularly] in the riding of horses; (S, O, K;) or who does not ride well; or who is not acquainted with the riding of horses: (TA:) pl. عُنُفٌ. (S, O.) And Hard, severe, violent, or vehement, applied to a saying, (O, K,) and to journeying, or a pace. (K.)

Derived headwords

عَنِيفٌ
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