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ضفس

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of feeding or providing fodder to a camel, specifically by gathering a bundle of dry grass and offering it to the animal.

Derived headwords

ضَفَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to feed a camelclassical

    To feed a camel by gathering a bundle of dry grass and offering it to the animal.

ضِفْسnoun
  1. 1.
    bundle of fodderclassical

    A bundle of dry grass or fodder, specifically prepared for feeding a camel.

ضِفْسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bundle of fodderclassical

    A bundle of dry grass or fodder, similar to ضِفْس.

ضَفَسْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    I fed itclassical

    I fed the camel a bundle of fodder.

ضَفْزَتَهُverb
  1. 1.
    I fed itclassical

    An alternative spelling or pronunciation for ضَفَسْتُهُ, meaning I fed the camel a bundle of fodder.

Parallel reading

ضَفَسْتُ البعيرَ: جمعت له ضِغْثاً من خَلَى فألقمته إياه كضَفْزَتِهِ.
I fed the camel: I gathered for it a bundle of dry grass and made it eat it, like my feeding it.
جمعْتُ له ضِغْثاً من خَلَى
I gathered for it a bundle of dry grass
فألقمته إياه
and I made it eat it
كضَفْزَتِهِ
like my feeding it