قفخ

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

The root قفخ primarily denotes striking or hitting, often with a forceful impact, and can also refer to breaking something, particularly a head or a fragile object. It extends to the concept of a female animal becoming sexually aroused or ready for mating.

Derived headwords

قَفَخَverb

1.
to strike forcefullyboth
To strike something, especially a hard, hollow, or the head. This action is distinct from striking a solid, dry object.
2.
to breakboth
To break something, particularly a head, with a shattering impact.

قَفْخًاnoun

1.
strikingboth
The act of striking forcefully, as described for the verb قفخ.
2.
breakingboth
The act of breaking something, especially a head, with a shattering impact.

قَفَاخًاnoun

1.
strikingboth
The act of striking forcefully, as described for the verb قفخ.

أَقْفَخَverb

1.
to become sexually arousedclassical
Used for a female animal (like a cow or wolf) becoming sexually aroused and ready for mating.

قَفَخْتُهُverb

1.
I struck himboth
I struck him on the head with a stick.

يَقْفِخُهُverb

1.
he strikes himboth
He strikes him on the head with a stick.

قَفَخَ رَأْسَهُverb

1.
to strike his headboth
To strike someone's head with a stick.

قَفَخَ العَرْمَضَverb

1.
to break the aramdclassical
To break the aramd (a type of plant or fruit) from the surface of the water.

القَفْخnoun

1.
strikingboth
The act of striking forcefully, as described for the verb قفخ.
2.
breakingboth
The act of breaking something, especially a head, with a shattering impact.

القَفِيخَةnoun

1.
a type of foodclassical
A food made from ghee and dates, poured over herbs.

القَفَّاخnoun

1.
a shapely womanclassical
A woman who is well-built and shapely.

القَفْخَةnoun

1.
a cow in heatclassical
A cow that has become sexually aroused and ready for mating.

أَرْخَهُمother

1.
their mating readinessclassical
Their readiness for mating, referring to animals.

السِّفَادnoun

1.
matingclassical
Sexual intercourse, particularly used in the context of animals.

Parallel reading

قفخ الشيء قفخا وقفاخا: ضربه

Qafakha a thing, qafkhan and qafakhan: he struck it.

ولا يكون القفخ إلا على شيء صلب أو على شيء أجوف أو على الرأس

And qafkh is only upon something hard, or upon something hollow, or upon the head.

فإن ضربه على شيء مصمت يابس قال: صفقته وصقعته

But if he struck it upon something solid and dry, he says: I slapped it and I struck it.

وقفخ رأسه بالعصا يقفخه قفخا كذلك

And he struck his head with a stick, he strikes it qafkhan likewise.

قفخت الرجل أقفخه قفخا إذا صككته على رأسه بالعصا

I qafakhtu the man, I qafkhuhu qafkhan if I struck him on the head with a stick.

والقفخ أيضا: كسر الشيء عرضا

And al-qafkh is also: breaking something transversely.

القفخ كسر الرأس شدخا

Al-qafkh is breaking the head with a shattering blow.

وكذلك إذا كسرت العرمض على وجه الماء قلت: قفخته قفخا

And likewise, if you break the aramd from the surface of the water, you say: I qafakhtuhu qafkhan.

قفخا على الهام وبجا وخضا

Striking upon the heads, and with force, and with a shattering blow.

وقفخ العرمض قفخا: كسره عن وجه الماء

And he qafakha the aramd, qafkhan: he broke it from the surface of the water.

وأهل اليمن يسمون الصقع القفخ

And the people of Yemen call al-saq' al-qafkh.

والقفيخة: طعام يصنع من إهالة وتمر يصب على حشيشة

And al-qafikha: a food made from ghee and dates, poured over herbs.

والقفّاخ: المرأة الحسنة الحادرة

And al-qaffakh: the well-built, shapely woman.

والقفخة: البقرة المستحرمة

And al-qafkhah: the cow that has become sexually aroused.

وأقفخت البقرة: استحرمت، وكذلك الذئب

And the cow aqfakhath: she became sexually aroused, and likewise the wolf.

يقال: أقفخت أرخهم أي استحرمت بقرتهم، وكذلك الذئبة إذا أرادت السفاد

It is said: aqfakhath arkhahum, meaning their cow became sexually aroused, and likewise the she-wolf if she desires mating.