خفج

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

The root خفج (kh-f-j) primarily relates to concepts of copulation, sexual intercourse, and related terms. It also extends to describe physical characteristics like crookedness or lameness, specific types of plants, ailments in animals, and tribal names.

Derived headwords

خَفَجَverb

1.
to copulateclassical
To engage in sexual intercourse, particularly used in the context of animals like goats mounting sheep.
2.
to be crookedclassical
To be bent or crooked, referring to a person's leg or a pole.
3.
to be lameclassical
To suffer from lameness or pain in the legs due to fatigue.
4.
to move quicklyclassical
Describing a camel whose legs move quickly when rising, as if trembling.

الخَفْجnoun

1.
copulationclassical
A type of sexual intercourse or copulation, also referred to as 'mubadha'ah' (intercourse).
2.
plantclassical
A type of spring plant with ash-colored, broad leaves.
3.
crookednessclassical
A defect of crookedness in a person's leg.
4.
animal ailmentclassical
A specific ailment affecting camels, characterized by their legs moving quickly when rising.

خَفْجًاnoun

1.
copulationclassical
The act of copulation or sexual intercourse.
2.
crookednessclassical
The state of being crooked or bent.
3.
quick movementclassical
The rapid movement of a camel's legs when rising.

خَفْجَةnoun

1.
plantclassical
A single specimen of the khifj plant, which is ash-colored and has broad leaves.

أخْفَجadjective

1.
crookedclassical
Describing a person or a pole that is crooked or bent.
2.
lameclassical
Suffering from pain or weakness in the legs, especially from fatigue.
3.
tremblingclassical
Describing a camel whose legs move quickly and as if trembling when rising.

خَفَاجnoun

1.
arroganceclassical
A state of arrogance, pride, and boastfulness.

خَفَّاجnoun

1.
arrogant personclassical
A boy or young man characterized by arrogance and boastfulness.

خَفَاجَةname

1.
tribeclassical
A tribal name, specifically a tribe from Banu 'Amir, or a branch of the 'Aqil tribe.

الخَفَاجِيّadjective

1.
belonging to Khifajahclassical
A nisbah (attribution) indicating origin from the Khifajah tribe or clan.

خَفَنْجَاءadjective

1.
weakclassical
Describing someone who is weak, feeble, and lacks strength or effectiveness.

خُنْفُجadjective

1.
fleshyclassical
Describing a boy or young man who is very fleshy or corpulent.

خَنَافِجadjective

1.
fleshyclassical
Describing a boy or young man who is very fleshy or corpulent (plural or alternative form).

خَفِيْجnoun

1.
thick waterclassical
Water that is thick or viscous, possibly due to impurities or consistency.

Parallel reading

الخفج ضرب من النكاح.

Al-khifj is a type of sexual intercourse.

الليث: الخفج من المباضعة.

Al-Layth said: Al-khifj is from intercourse.

فإذا هو يرى التيوس تثب على الغنم خافجة ؛ قال: الخفج السفاد وقد يستعمل في الناس؛

And he saw the male goats mounting the sheep, copulating; he said: Al-khifj is copulation, and it is also used for humans;

الخفج: نبت من نبات الربيع أشهب عريض الورق، واحدته خفجة.

Al-khifj: a plant from the spring plants, ash-colored and broad-leaved, its singular is khifjah.

وقال أبو حنيفة: الخفج، بفتح الفاء، بقلة شهباء لها ورق عراض.

And Abu Hanifa said: Al-khifj, with a fatha on the fa, is an ash-colored herb with broad leaves.

والخفج: عوج في الرجل؛ خفج خفجا، وهو أخفج.

And al-khifj: crookedness in a man's leg; he became crooked, it is akhfaj.

الأخفج الأعوج الرجل من الرجال.

Al-akhfaj is the crooked man among men.

خفج فلان إذا اشتكى ساقيه من التعب.

So-and-so became akhfaj if he complained of his legs from fatigue.

وعمود أخفج: معوج؛

And an akhfaj pole: crooked;

والخفج: من أدواء الإبل.

And al-khifj: is among the ailments of camels.

وخفج البعير خفجا وخفجا، وهو أخفج، إذا كانت رجلاه تعجلان بالقيام قبل رفعه إياهما، كأن به رعدة.

And the camel moved quickly (khifjan wa khifjan), and it is akhfaj, if its legs hasten to rise before lifting them, as if it has a tremor.

والخفيج: الماء الشريب الغليظ.

And al-khifij: thick water that is drunk.

وبه خفاج أي كبر.

And he has khifaj, meaning arrogance.

وغلام خفاج: صاحب كبر وفخر؛

And a khifaj boy: one full of arrogance and pride;

وخفاجة، بالفتح: قبيلة، مشتق من ذلك، وهم حي من بني عامر؛

And Khifajah, with a fatha: a tribe, derived from that, and they are a clan of Banu 'Amir;

وإذا نسب إليهم، قيل: فلان الخفاجي.

And when attributed to them, it is said: So-and-so is Al-Khifaji.

والخفنجاء: الرخو الذي لا غناء عنده وهو مذكور في الحاء.

And al-khifanja: the weak one who has no strength, and it is mentioned under the letter Ha.

وغلام خنفج، بالضم، وخنافج إذا كان كثير اللحم.

And a khunfuj boy, with damma, and khanafij if he is very fleshy.