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كرفس

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of herb, celery, and also describes a specific manner of walking or movement, particularly when restricted or entangled.

Derived headwords

الكرفسnoun
  1. 1.
    celeryboth

    A well-known herb from the category of noble herbs. It is said to be of foreign origin.

الكرفسةnoun
  1. 1.
    walking of the fetteredclassical

    The manner of walking of someone who is fettered or restricted.

تكرفسverb
  1. 1.
    to become entangledclassical

    A man becomes entangled, meaning parts of him enter into other parts.

الكرسفnoun
  1. 1.
    cottonclassical

    Cotton, which is also called al-karfas.

Parallel reading

الكرفس: بقلة من أحرار البقول معروف، قيل هو دخيل.
Celery: a herb from the noble herbs, well-known; it is said to be of foreign origin.
والكرفسة: مشي المقيد.
And al-karfasah: the walking of the fettered.
وتكرفس الرجل إذا دخل بعضه في بعض.
And a man takarkafa if parts of him entered into each other.
والكرسف القطن وهو الكرفس.
And al-kursuf is cotton, and it is al-karfas.