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عنفس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe someone who is short and ignoble, possibly with a connotation of being base or contemptible. It is used to characterize a person's negative traits.

Derived headwords

عَنْفَسadjective
  1. 1.
    short and ignobleclassical

    Describes a man who is both short in stature and base or ignoble in character.

عَنْفَسadjective
  1. 1.
    contemptibleclassical

    Used to describe someone as contemptible or base, often in conjunction with being short.

Parallel reading

رجل عنفس: قصير لئيم؛ عن كراع.
A man 'anfas: short, ignoble; from Kara'.