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عفش

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of gathering or collecting things. It also extends to describe a person who is rough, uncouth, or lacking in good qualities, possibly stemming from the idea of being 'gathered' or unrefined.

Derived headwords

عَفَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherboth

    To collect or bring together various things.

عَفْشًاnoun
  1. 1.
    gatheringboth

    The act of gathering or collecting.

عَفَاشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    roughnessclassical

    A quality of being rough, uncouth, or lacking refinement.

  2. 2.
    worthlessnessclassical

    A state of being of no value or good quality.

عَفَنْجَشadjective
  1. 1.
    uncouthclassical

    Describes someone who is rough, boorish, or lacking in manners.

  2. 2.
    uncivilizedclassical

    Lacking refinement or sophistication.

Parallel reading

عفشه يعفشه عفشا: جمعه.
He gathered it, he gathers it, a gathering: he collected it.
به عفاشة من الناس ونخاعة ولفاظة، يعني من لا خير فيه من الناس.
He has roughness/worthlessness among people, and dregs and refuse, meaning from those who have no good in them among people.
العفنجش: الجافي.
The uncouth one: the rough one.