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خرفج

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

The root خرفج primarily relates to abundance, prosperity, and well-being, particularly concerning food, sustenance, and living conditions. It extends to describe things that are ample, luxurious, or in a state of lush growth, and can also denote taking something in large quantities.

Derived headwords

الخرفجةnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundant sustenanceboth

    Refers to having good food and ample provisions, especially in times of plenty and ease.

  2. 2.
    Prosperous livingboth

    Denotes a state of ease and abundance in one's livelihood and living conditions.

المخرفجadjective
  1. 1.
    Well-fedclassical

    Describes someone or something that has received excellent nourishment and food.

  2. 2.
    Ample and spaciousboth

    Used to describe a life or living conditions that are abundant, easy, and spacious.

الخرفجnoun
  1. 1.
    Excellent foodclassical

    Refers to the best kind of food or nourishment.

الخرافجnoun
  1. 1.
    Excellent foodclassical

    Refers to the best kind of food or nourishment.

  2. 2.
    Lush vegetationclassical

    Describes plants that are soft, tender, and growing luxuriantly.

  3. 3.
    Fat animalclassical

    Refers to an animal that is plump and well-fed.

خرفجهverb
  1. 1.
    To nourish wellclassical

    To provide excellent food and sustenance, leading to a state of abundance.

عيش مخرفجnoun phrase
  1. 1.
    Ample livelihoodboth

    A life characterized by ease, abundance, and spacious living conditions.

سراويل مخرفجةnoun phrase
  1. 1.
    Long, wide trousersclassical

    Trousers that are excessively long and wide, extending to cover the feet.

خرفيجadjective
  1. 1.
    Tender and lushclassical

    Describes plants that are soft, tender, and growing in a lush manner.

خرفاجadjective
  1. 1.
    Tender and lushclassical

    Describes plants that are soft, tender, and growing in a lush manner.

خرفجadjective
  1. 1.
    Tender and lushclassical

    Describes plants that are soft, tender, and growing in a lush manner.

  2. 2.
    Fatclassical

    Describes an animal that is plump and well-fed.

خرفنجadjective
  1. 1.
    Tender and lushclassical

    Describes plants that are soft, tender, and growing in a lush manner.

خرفنجهverb
  1. 1.
    To enjoy abundanceclassical

    To experience a state of ease, prosperity, and luxurious living.

خرفج الشيءverb
  1. 1.
    To take abundantlyclassical

    To acquire or seize something in large quantities.

خروف خرفجnoun phrase
  1. 1.
    Fat sheepclassical

    A sheep that is plump and well-fed.

Parallel reading

الخرفجة: حسن الغذاء في السعة.
Al-khirfajah: good food in abundance.
المخرفج والخرفج والخرافج: أحسن الغذاء؛ وقد خرفجه.
Al-mukharfaj, al-khirfaj, and al-khirafij: the best food; and it has been well-nourished.
والخرفجة: سعة العيش.
And al-khirfajah: spaciousness of living.
وعيش مخرفج: واسع؛
And a mukharfaj life: spacious;
جارية شبت شبابا خرفجا،
A young woman who grew up with ample youth,
مأد الشباب عيشها المخرفجا
Her life of ample youth was matured
وسراويل مخرفجة: طويلة واسعة تقع على ظهر القدم.
And mukharfajah trousers: long and wide, falling onto the top of the foot.
أنه كره السراويل المخرفجة ؛
That he disliked the mukharfajah trousers;
إنها التي تقع على ظهور القدمين ؛
It is that which falls on the tops of the feet;
وإنما أصله مأخوذ من السعة؛
And its origin is taken from spaciousness;
والمراد من الحديث أنه كره إسبال السراويل كما يكره إسبال الإزار ؛
And what is meant by the hadith is that he disliked letting trousers hang down, just as he disliked letting a lower garment hang down;
وقيل: كل واسع مخرفج.
And it was said: everything wide is mukharfaj.
ونبت خرفيج وخرفاج وخرافج وخرفج وخرفنج «1»: ناعم غض.
And khirrij, khirraj, khirafij, khirfaj, and khirfanj plants: soft and tender.
وخرفنجه أيضا: نعمته؛
And khirfanjahu also: its luxury;
بين خرفنج النبات الباهج
Between the luxury of the splendid plant
وخرفج الشيء: أخذه أخذا كثيرا.
And khirfaja the thing: to take it in a large quantity.
وخروف خرفج وخرافج أي سمين.
And a khirfaj and khirafij sheep, meaning fat.