حرفش

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of preparation for conflict, anger, or aggression, often accompanied by physical manifestations like bristling fur or feathers. It extends to a general readiness for action, particularly in a negative or confrontational context, and can also refer to specific animal behaviors.

Derived headwords

اِحْرَنْفَشَverb

1.
prepared for combat/angerboth
The rooster prepared for fighting, raising the feathers on its neck. Similarly, a man prepares for combat, anger, or evil.
2.
bristled/stood up (animal fur)both
Used to describe a goat that bristled its fur and stood up in preparation to butt another, stemming from pride and self-admiration. Also used for a dog or cat preparing for similar actions.
3.
wrestled/grappledclassical
Men wrestled, with some throwing others down.
4.
prepared for evilboth
He prepared himself for evil.

احرنفش الديك: تهيأ للقتال وأقام ريش عنقه — The rooster prepared for combat and raised the feathers on its neck.

واحرنفشت العنز لأختها — And the goat bristled for its sister.

واحرنفش الكلب والهر تهيأ لمثل ذلك — The dog and cat bristled, preparing for such a thing.

واحرنفش الرجال إذا صرع بعضهم بعضا — And men wrestled when some threw others down.

واحرنفش للشر: تهيأ له — He prepared for evil: he got ready for it.

اِحْرِنْفَاشnoun

1.
bristling/standing up (animal fur)classical
The bristling of a goat's fur and its standing up in one side, in preparation to butt its companion, arising from arrogance and self-admiration.

واحرنفاش العنز ازبيرارها وتنصب شعرها وزيفانها في أحد شقيها لتنطح صاحبتها — And the goat's bristling is its standing up and its fur rising on one side, to butt its companion.

مُحْرَنْفِشadjective

1.
angry/hunchedboth
One who is hunched over and angry.

والمحرنفش: المتقبض الغضبان — And the hunched one: the one who is contracted and angry.

حِرْفَشnoun

1.
type of snakeclassical
A type of snake.

من الأفاعي الحرفش — Among the snakes is the Harfash.

حِرَافِشnoun

1.
type of snakeclassical
A type of snake.

من الأفاعي الحرفش والحرافش — Among the snakes are the Harfash and the Hirafish.

Parallel reading

احرنفش الديك: تهيأ للقتال وأقام ريش عنقه

The rooster prepared for combat and raised the feathers on its neck.

وكذلك الرجل إذا تهيأ للقتال والغضب والشر

And likewise a man if he prepares for combat, anger, and evil.

إذا أحيا الناس فأخصبوا قلنا قد أكلأت الأرض وأخصب الناس واحرنفشت العنز لأختها

When people prospered and became fertile, we said the land has become fertile, the people have become fertile, and the goat bristled for its sister.

واحرنفاش العنز ازبيرارها وتنصب شعرها وزيفانها في أحد شقيها لتنطح صاحبتها

And the goat's bristling is its standing up and its fur rising on one side, to butt its companion.

وإنما ذلك من الأشر حين ازدهت وأعجبتها نفسها

And that is only from arrogance when it becomes proud and admires itself.

وتلحس الكلب الوضر لما يفضلون منه ويدعون من خلاص السمن فلا يأكلونه من الخصب والسنق

And the dog licks the dung because of what they leave from it and abandon of the pure fat, and they do not eat it due to prosperity and abundance.

واحرنفش الكلب والهر تهيأ لمثل ذلك

The dog and the cat bristled, preparing for such a thing.

واحرنفشت الرجال إذا صرع بعضهم بعضا

And men wrestled when some threw others down.

والمحرنفش: المتقبض الغضبان

And the hunched one: the one who is contracted and angry.

واحرنفش للشر: تهيأ له

He prepared for evil: he got ready for it.

من الأفاعي الحرفش والحرافش

Among the snakes are the Harfash and the Hirafish.