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دنفش

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the act of looking or gazing, specifically with a narrowed or squinting gaze. It describes the manner in which someone's eyes are held or appear when observing something.

Derived headwords

دَنْفَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to squintboth

    To look with the eyes narrowed or partially closed, often as a result of intense observation or difficulty seeing.

دَنْقَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to squintclassical

    To look with the eyes narrowed or partially closed, similar to 'دنفش'.

دَنْقَشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    squintingclassical

    The act or state of squinting; a narrowed gaze.

طَرْفَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to squintclassical

    To look with the eyes narrowed or partially closed, used synonymously with 'دنقش' and 'دنفش'.

طَرْفَشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    squintingclassical

    The act or state of squinting; a narrowed gaze.

دَنْقَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to squintclassical

    An alternative pronunciation or variant form of 'دنقش', meaning to look with narrowed eyes.

Parallel reading

دَنْقَشَ الرجلُ دَنْقَشَةً إذا نظر فكسر عينيه
A man squinted a squinting when he looked and narrowed his eyes.
وطرفش طرفشة إذا نظر فكسر عينيه
And he squinted a squinting when he looked and narrowed his eyes.
إنما هو دنفش، بالفاء والشين
It is only 'danfasha', with the fa' and the shin.
طرفش الرجل طرفشة ودنقش دنقشة إذا نظر فكسر عينيه
A man squinted a squinting and squinted a squinting when he looked and narrowed his eyes.
وكان شمر وأبو الهيثم يقولان في هذا دنقس، بالقاف والسين
And Shamir and Abu Al-Haytham used to say for this 'danaqasa', with the qaf and the sin.