قنفذ

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the hedgehog and its characteristics, extending to concepts of being compact, prickly, or difficult to access. It also describes elevated, densely vegetated places and certain geographical features.

Derived headwords

القُنْفُذnoun

1.
hedgehogboth
The common hedgehog, a small, spiny mammal known for its nocturnal habits.
2.
porcupineclassical
Also refers to the porcupine, another spiny animal.
3.
sweat channelclassical
The channel where sweat emerges from behind a camel's ears.
4.
dense vegetationclassical
A place where plants grow densely and intertwined.
5.
elevated placeclassical
A high place with abundant trees.

القُنْفُذَةnoun

1.
female hedgehogboth
The female of the hedgehog.
2.
mouseclassical
Also refers to a mouse.
3.
part of the headclassical
The area of the head below the 'qumhdhawa' (the crown or top of the head).

تَقَنْفَذَهُمَاverb

1.
to capture themclassical
To capture or seize them, referring to hedgehogs or porcupines.

قُنْفُذُ لَيْلٍnoun

1.
sleepless personclassical
A person who does not sleep, likened to a hedgehog which is perceived as not sleeping.
2.
slandererclassical
A man who slanders or spreads rumors, also described as a 'qanfadh layl'.

القُنْفُذُnoun

1.
compact sand duneclassical
A portion of sand that has gathered and risen slightly, often with dense vegetation.

قُنْفُذُ الدَّرَّاجname

1.
a place nameclassical
A specific location named 'Qunfudh al-Darraj'.

قُنْفُذُ البَعِيرnoun

1.
camel's scent glandsclassical
The scent glands located behind a camel's ears.

قُنْفُذُ الرَّمْلِnoun

1.
dense shrubbery on sandclassical
The abundance and density of trees or shrubs on a sand dune.

القُنْفَذَةُnoun

1.
dense vegetation on sandclassical
A tree or shrub growing in the middle of a sand dune.

القَنَافِذُnoun

1.
low sandy hillsclassical
Low, sandy hills, or hills made of sand.
2.
road obstaclesclassical
Obstacles or mounds in the road.

Parallel reading

القنفذ والقنفذ: الشيهم، معروف، والأنثى قنفذة وقنفذة.

Al-qanfudh and al-qanfudh: the porcupine, well-known, and the female is qanfudhah and qanfudhah.

وتقنفذهما: تقبضهما.

And taqanfadhuhuma: to capture them.

وإنه لقنفذ ليل أي أنه لا ينام كما أن القنفذ لا ينام.

And indeed he is a qanfadh layl, meaning he does not sleep, just as the hedgehog does not sleep.

ويقال للرجل النمام: ما هو إلا قنفذ ليل وأنقد ليل.

And the slanderer is called: he is nothing but a qanfadh layl and anqad layl.

ما أبيض شطرا، أسود ظهرا، يمشي قمطرا، ويبول قطرا؟ وهو القنفذ

What is white on its side, black on its back, walks compactly, and urinates in drops? It is the hedgehog.

وقوله يمشي قمطرا أي مجتمعا.

And his saying 'yamshi qamṭaran' means walking compactly or gathered.

والقنفذ: مسيل العرق من خلف أذني البعير؛

And al-qanfudh: the channel of sweat from behind the camel's ears;

كأن بذفراها عنية مجرب، ... لها وشل في قنفذ الليت ينتح

As if its scent glands were those of an experienced camel, ... having a trickle in the sweat channel of the flank.

والقنفذ: المكان الذي ينبت نبتا ملتفا؛

And al-qanfudh: the place where plants grow densely and intertwined;

ومننه قنفذ الدراج، وهو موضع.

And among them is Qunfudh al-Darraj, which is a place.

والقنفذة: الفأرة.

And al-qanfudhah: the mouse.

وقنفذ البعير: ذفراه.

And qanfadha al-ba'eer: its scent glands.

والقنفذ: المكان المرتفع الكثير الشجر.

And al-qanfudh: the elevated place with abundant trees.

وقنفذ الرمل: كثرة شجره.

And qanfudh al-raml: the abundance of its trees.

القنفذ يكون في الجلد بين القف والرمل.

Al-qanfudh is found in the area between the rocky ground and the sand.

القنفذ من الرمل ما اجتمع وارتفع شيئا.

Al-qanfudh of sand is what has gathered and risen slightly.

بفتح الفاء، كثرة شجره وإشرافه.

With a fatha on the fa, its abundance of trees and its prominence.

ويقال للشجرة إذا كانت في وسط الرملة: القنفذة والقنفذ.

And a tree, if it is in the middle of a sand dune, is called: al-qanfudhah and al-qanfudh.

ويقال للموضع الذي دون القمحدوة من الرأس: القنفذة.

And the place below the crown of the head is called: al-qanfudhah.

القنافذ: أجبل غير طوال، وقيل: أجبل رمل.

Al-qanafidh: not tall hills, and it is said: sandy hills.

القنافذ نبك في الطريق؛

Al-qanafidh are mounds in the road;

محلا كوعساء القنافذ ضاربا ... به كنفا، كالمخدر المتأجم

A place like the difficult terrain of the sandy hills, striking ... with it a shelter, like a hidden, dense thicket.

أي موضعا لا يسلكه أحد أي من أرادهم لا يصل إليهم، كما لا يوصل إلى الأسد في موضعه، يصف أنه طريق شاق وعر.

Meaning a place that no one traverses, i.e., those who desire them cannot reach them, just as one cannot reach a lion in its den; it describes a difficult and rugged path.