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عفز

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to playful interaction, specifically flirting or caressing. It also extends to terms for a type of nut and a small hill.

Derived headwords

عَفَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to flirtclassical

    To engage in playful, amorous interaction, akin to flirting or caressing.

عَفْزnoun
  1. 1.
    playful interactionclassical

    The act of playful or amorous interaction, synonymous with flirting.

يُعَافِزُverb
  1. 1.
    he flirts withclassical

    He engages in playful or amorous interaction with his wife, implying flirting.

عَفْزَةnoun
  1. 1.
    nutclassical

    A single unit of a type of nut that is eaten.

عَفَازَةnoun
  1. 1.
    nutclassical

    A single unit of a type of nut that is eaten.

  2. 2.
    small hillclassical

    A small, elevated mound of earth; a hillock.

عَفَازnoun
  1. 1.
    nutsclassical

    The plural form referring to a type of nut that is eaten.

Parallel reading

الملاعبة
Playful interaction.
بات يعافز امرأته
He spent the night flirting with his wife.
بات يعافسها فأبدل من السين زايا
He spent the night caressing her, and the 'z' sound was substituted for the 's' sound.
للجوز الذي يؤكل: عفز وعفاز
For the nuts that are eaten: 'afz' and 'afaz'.
الواحدة عفزة وعفازة
The singular is 'afzah' and 'afazah'.
العفازة: الأكمة
Al-'afazah: a small hill.
لقيته فوق عفازة
I met him on top of a small hill.