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طنفس

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to soft, thick coverings, cushions, or carpets. It extends to concepts of being covered or enveloped, particularly by clouds or excessive clothing, and metaphorically to a deterioration of disposition.

Derived headwords

الطَّنْفَسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Cushion/rug on a saddleclassical

    A cushion or rug placed on a camel's saddle.

  2. 2.
    Thick carpetboth

    A carpet or rug that has a soft, thick pile.

طَنَفَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    To deteriorate in characterclassical

    To become ill-tempered or bad in disposition after having been good.

مُطَرَّفِسadjective
  1. 1.
    Enveloped in cloudsclassical

    Describing the sky when it is enveloped in dense clouds.

  2. 2.
    Wearing excessive clothingclassical

    Describing a person who is wearing a large amount of clothing.

مُطَنْفِسadjective
  1. 1.
    Enveloped in cloudsclassical

    Describing the sky when it is enveloped in dense clouds.

  2. 2.
    Wearing excessive clothingclassical

    Describing a person who is wearing a large amount of clothing.

طَنَافِسnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of cushion/rugclassical

    The plural form of 'tanfasah', referring to cushions or rugs.

  2. 2.
    Plural of carpetboth

    The plural form of 'tanfasah', referring to carpets or rugs.

Parallel reading

النمرقة فوق الرحل
The cushion/rug on top of the saddle.
وهي البساط الذي له خمل رقيق
It is the carpet that has a fine pile.
ولها ذكر في الحديث
And it is mentioned in the Hadith.
طنفس إذا ساء خلقه بعد حسن
He became ill-tempered if his disposition worsened after being good.
ويقال للسماء: مطرفسة ومطنفسة إذا استغمدت في السحاب الكثير
And the sky is called 'mutarrafisah' and 'mutanfisah' if it is enveloped in abundant clouds.
وكذلك الإنسان إذا لبس الثياب الكثيرة مطرفس ومطنفس
And likewise, a person is called 'mutarrafis' and 'mutanfis' if he wears many clothes.