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لفخ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a forceful blow, particularly to the head, often with a stick. It also extends to the action of a camel kicking with its hind legs.

Derived headwords

لَفَخَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to strike the headboth

    To strike the entire head forcefully. It is also described as being similar to 'qafaha' (to strike), with some specifying it as striking the head with a stick.

لَفْخًاnoun
  1. 1.
    strikingclassical

    The verbal noun for striking the head forcefully.

  2. 2.
    kickingclassical

    The verbal noun for a camel's kicking with its hind legs.

يَلْفِخُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to strike the headboth

    He strikes the entire head forcefully. It is also described as being similar to 'qafaha' (to strike), with some specifying it as striking the head with a stick.

  2. 2.
    to kickclassical

    A camel kicks it with its hind legs.

لَفَخَهُ البَعِيرُverb
  1. 1.
    camel kicked itclassical

    A camel kicks it with its hind legs, following the same pattern as the primary meaning.

Parallel reading

لَفَخَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَفِي رَأْسِهِ
He struck him on his head and in his head.
وَهُوَ ضَرْبٌ جَمِيعَ الرَّأْسِ
And it is striking the entire head.
وَخَصَّ بَعْضُهُمْ بِهِ ضَرْبَ الرَّأْسِ بِالعَصَا
And some of them specified it as striking the head with a stick.
وَلَفَخَهُ البَعِيرُ يَلْفَخُهُ لَفْخًا عَلَى لَفْظِ مَا تَقَدَّمَ
And the camel kicked him, kicking him with its hind legs, following the pattern of what preceded.
رَكَضَهُ بِرِجْلِهِ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ
He kicked it with his leg from behind him.