عرفج

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a specific type of desert shrub known for its appearance, growth habits, and use as fuel. It also extends to metaphors related to its characteristics, such as its rapid growth after rain or its fiery appearance when burning.

Derived headwords

العُرْفُجُnoun

1.
Desert shrubboth
A type of desert plant, often described as a low-lying, fast-growing shrub with a grayish-green appearance and a rough fruit resembling thorns. It is known for its dry wood being highly flammable.
2.
Arfaj plantclassical
Specifically refers to the plant 'Arfaj', which is a summer plant that is soft and grayish, with a rough fruit. It is eaten by camels and sheep both fresh and dry.

عُرْفَجَةٌnoun

1.
A single plantboth
The singular form of 'urfuj', referring to one plant of this species.

العرفجname

1.
Male given nameclassical
A male given name derived from the name of the plant 'urfuj'.

أَخَاصَverb

1.
To have its leaves fully grownclassical
The verb form indicating that the 'urfaj plant has reached its full leafy stage.

أَدْبَىverb

1.
To grow slightlyclassical
The verb form indicating that the 'urfaj plant has increased in growth slightly.

ارْقَاطَverb

1.
To increase in growthclassical
The verb form indicating that the 'urfaj plant has increased in growth somewhat.

قَمِلَverb

1.
To darkenclassical
The verb form describing the 'urfaj plant when its wood darkens slightly.

ثَقَبَverb

1.
To become moist and pliableclassical
The verb form describing the 'urfaj plant when its wood becomes moist and pliable after rain.

رَقَّةُ العُرْفُجِnoun

1.
Leaves of the 'urfajclassical
Refers to the leaves of the 'urfaj plant, particularly when mentioned in the context of winter grazing.

نارُ العَرْفَجِnoun

1.
Fire of the 'urfajclassical
The fire made from burning the dry wood of the 'urfaj plant, known for its intense redness and rapid burning.

ضِرَامُ عَرْفَجٍnoun

1.
Blazing 'urfaj woodclassical
A metaphor for a beard that is intensely red and fiery, likened to burning 'urfaj wood.

Parallel reading

العرفج والعرفج: نبت، وقيل: هو ضرب من النبات سهلي سريع الانقياد، واحدته عرفجة

Al-'urfuj and al-'urfaj: a plant, and it is said: it is a type of easy-to-manage lowland plant, its singular is 'urfajah.

وقيل: هو من شجر الصيف وهو لين أغبر له ثمرة خشناء كالحسك

And it is said: it is from the trees of summer, and it is soft and grayish, with a rough fruit like thorns.

وقال أبو زياد: العرفج طيب الريح أغبر إلى الخضرة، وله زهرة صفراء وليس له حب ولا شوك

And Abu Ziyad said: Al-'urfaj is fragrant, grayish-green, and has a yellow flower, and it has no seeds or thorns.

وأخبرني بعض الأعراب أن العرفجة أصلها واسع، يأخذ قطعة من الأرض تنبت لها قضبان كثيرة بقدر الأصل، وليس لها ورق له بال، إنما هي عيدان دقاق، وفي أطرافها زمع يظهر في رؤوسها شيء كالشعر أصفر

And some of the Bedouins informed me that the 'urfajah has a wide root, taking up a piece of land, from which sprout many stems as large as the root. It has no significant leaves; they are merely thin twigs, and at their tips are tufts where something like yellow hair appears on their heads.

وعن الأعراب القدم العرفج مثل قعدة الإنسان يبيض إذا يبس، وله ثمرة صفراء، والإبل والغنم تأكله رطبا ويابسا

And from the ancient Bedouins, the 'urfaj resembles a human sitting posture; it turns white when dry, has a yellow fruit, and camels and sheep eat it fresh and dry.

ولهبه شديد الحمرة ويبالغ بحمرته، فيقال: كأن لحيته ضرام عرفجة

And its flame is intensely red and exaggerated in its redness, so it is said: 'as if his beard were the blazing of 'urfaj'.

وفي حديث أبي بكر، رضي الله عنه: خرج كأن لحيته ضرام عرفج

And in the hadith of Abu Bakr, may God be pleased with him: He went out as if his beard were the blazing of 'urfaj.

فسر بأنه شجر معروف صغير سريع الاشتعال بالنار، وهو من نبات الصيف.

It was explained as a known small tree that ignites quickly with fire, and it is a summer plant.

ومن أمثالهم: كمن الغيث على العرفجة أي أصابها وهي يابسة فاخضرت

And among their proverbs: like rain on the 'urfajah, meaning it struck it while it was dry and it became green.

قال أبو زيد: يقال ذلك لمن أحسنت إليه، فقال لك: أتمن علي؟

Abu Zayd said: This is said to someone you have treated well, and they say to you: 'Are you going to remind me of your favor?'

الأزهري: العرفج من الجنبة وله خوصة؛ ويقال: رعينا رقة العرفج وهو ورقه في الشتاء.

Al-Azhari said: Al-'urfaj is from the bushes and has a leaf; and it is said: 'We grazed on the tender leaves of the 'urfaj, which is its foliage in winter.'

قال أبو عمرو: إذا مطر العرفج ولان عوده، قيل: قد ثقب عوده

Abu Amr said: When the 'urfaj is rained upon and its wood softens, it is said: 'Its wood has become moist.'

فإذا اسود شيئا، قيل: قد قمل

And when it darkens slightly, it is said: 'It has become infested (with dark spots).'

فإذا ازداد شيئا، قيل: قد ارقاط

And when it increases somewhat, it is said: 'It has grown.'

فإذا ازداد شيئا، قيل: قد أدبى

And when it increases a little more, it is said: 'It has grown further.'

فإذا تمت خوصته، قيل: قد أخوص.

And when its foliage is complete, it is said: 'It has become leafy.'

ونار العرفج تسميها العرب نار الزحفتين، لأن الذي يوقدها يزحف إليها، فإذا اتقدت زحف عنها.

And the fire of the 'urfaj is called by the Arabs the fire of the two crawls, because the one who lights it crawls towards it, and when it flares up, he crawls away from it.