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رفش

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

The root 'rfš' primarily relates to actions of scooping, shoveling, and eating heartily. It extends to concepts of abundance, enjoyment, and even sexual intercourse, as well as physical characteristics like wide ears.

Derived headwords

رفشهverb
  1. 1.
    to eat heartilyboth

    To consume food with great intensity and appetite.

رفشاnoun
  1. 1.
    hearty eatingboth

    The act of eating intensely and with great appetite.

المرفوشadjective
  1. 1.
    scoopedclassical

    Describing something that has been scooped or shoveled, particularly food.

الرفشnoun
  1. 1.
    eating and drinkingclassical

    Engaging in eating and drinking, often in a state of prosperity and security.

  2. 2.
    shovelingboth

    The act of shoveling or scooping, especially food.

  3. 3.
    scoop/shovelboth

    A tool used for scooping or shoveling, such as a large spoon or a shovel.

  4. 4.
    ship's scoopclassical

    The scoop or shovel used on a ship.

القفشnoun
  1. 1.
    sexual intercourseclassical

    The act of sexual intercourse.

أرفشverb
  1. 1.
    to engage inclassical

    To fall into or engage in the two base desires: eating and sexual intercourse.

يهرشهverb
  1. 1.
    to mash/crushboth

    To mash, crush, or break down food, often in the context of eating.

ترفيشnoun
  1. 1.
    combing/smoothingboth

    The act of combing or smoothing something, like a beard, making it spread out.

رفاشnoun
  1. 1.
    one who scoops foodclassical

    A person who scoops food into a measure, like a weigher's scoop.

جرفهverb
  1. 1.
    to scoop/shovelboth

    To scoop or shovel something, like soil or earth.

المرفشةnoun
  1. 1.
    scoop/shovelclassical

    A tool used for scooping or shoveling, synonymous with 'al-rafsh'.

أرفشadjective
  1. 1.
    wide-earedboth

    Having wide or broad ears, used metaphorically.

الأرفشadjective
  1. 1.
    wide-earedclassical

    Possessing wide or broad ears, applicable to humans and other beings.

Parallel reading

رفشه رفشا: أكله أكلا شديدا
He ate it heartily, a severe eating.
دقا كدق الوضم المرفوش
A pounding like the pounding of the scooped-up meat.
وقع فلان في الرفش والقفش
So-and-so fell into eating and sexual intercourse.
أرفش فلان إذا وقع في الأهيغين: الأكل والنكاح
So-and-so 'arfasha' if he falls into the two base desires: eating and sexual intercourse.
إنه ليرفش الطعام رفشا ويهرشه هرشا
He heartily eats the food and mashes it.
رفش فلان لحيته ترفيشا إذا سرحها فكأنها رفش
So-and-so combed his beard, making it spread out as if it were a shovel.
رفش البر يرفشه رفشا: جرفه
He shoveled the earth, scooping it.
يرفش بها البر رفشا
He shovels the earth with it.
رجل أرفش الأذنين: عريضهما على التشبيه بالمرفشة
A man with wide ears: their breadth is likened to a shovel.
أنه كان أرفش الأذنين أي عريضهما
That he had wide ears, meaning their breadth.
الأرفش العريض الأذن من الناس وغيرهم
Al-arfaš is the one with wide ears among people and others.
شبه بالرفش وهي المجرفة من الخشب التي يجرف بها الطعام
It is likened to the 'rafsh', which is the wooden shovel used to scoop food.
من الرفش إلى العرش
From the shovel to the throne.
جلس على سرير الملك بعد ما كان يعمل بالرفش
He sat on the king's throne after he used to work with a shovel.