← Back to Lisan al-Arab

عنفش

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root describes someone who is base, ignoble, and short. It also relates to the appearance of a long beard, specifically its thickness and length.

Derived headwords

العنفشnoun
  1. 1.
    base personboth

    A person who is ignoble, base, or of low character.

  2. 2.
    short personboth

    A person who is physically short in stature.

معنفشاadjective
  1. 1.
    with a long beardclassical

    Describing someone with a long and possibly thick beard.

مقنفشاadjective
  1. 1.
    with a long beardclassical

    Describing someone with a long and possibly thick beard, similar to 'معنفشا'.

عنفاش اللحيةnoun
  1. 1.
    long-beardedclassical

    A descriptive phrase for someone who has a long beard.

عنفشي اللحيةnoun
  1. 1.
    long-beardedclassical

    A descriptive phrase for someone who has a long beard.

قسبار اللحيةnoun
  1. 1.
    long-beardedclassical

    A descriptive phrase for someone who has a long beard.

Parallel reading

اللئيم القصير
The ignoble, short one.
أتانا فلان معنفشا بلحيته
So-and-so came to us with a long beard.
أتانا فلان مقنفشا
So-and-so came to us with a long beard.
وفلان عنفاش اللحية
And so-and-so has a long beard.
وعنفشي اللحية
And (he has) a long beard.
وقسبار اللحية
And (he has) a long beard.
إذا كان طويلها
If it (the beard) was long.