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كنفج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes abundance, plenty, and fullness, often in relation to physical objects or quantities. It can also denote a state of being plump, well-fed, or substantial.

Derived headwords

الكَنَافِجnoun
  1. 1.
    abundance, plentyboth

    A large quantity or amount of something; a great deal.

  2. 2.
    plumpness, fullnessclassical

    A state of being plump, well-fed, or substantial, often used to describe animals or plants.

كَنَافِجadjective
  1. 1.
    abundant, plentifulclassical

    Describing something that is abundant or plentiful in quantity.

  2. 2.
    plump, fullclassical

    Describing someone or something as plump, well-fed, or full.

  3. 3.
    thick, denseclassical

    Describing something as thick, dense, or substantial, such as a plant or grain.

كَنَافِجadjective
  1. 1.
    thick and softclassical

    Describing something as being both thick and soft or smooth.

Parallel reading

الكنافج: الكثير من كل شيء
Al-Kanāfij: abundance of everything.
أنشدني أعرابي بالصمان: ترعى من الصمان روضا آرجا، ... ورغلا باتت به لواهجا، والرمث من ألواده الكنافجا
An Arab of the desert recited to me in Al-Ṣammān: 'She grazes in Al-Ṣammān on a fragrant meadow... and Raghla, where she spent the night in a blaze of heat, and the Rithm from its abundant growth is plentiful.'
الكنافج السمين الممتلئ
Al-Kanāfij: the fat and full.
وسنبل كنافج: مكتنز
And a plump ear of grain: dense.
وقيل هو الغليظ الناعم
And it is said to be thick and soft.
قال جندل بن المثنى: يفرك حب السنبل الكنافج
Jandal bin Al-Muthanna said: 'He rubs the grains of the plump ears.'