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كنفش

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to swelling, lumps, and potentially evasive or roundabout actions. It describes a swelling on a camel's jaw and a way of wrapping a turban.

Derived headwords

الكَنَفْشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Wrapping a turbanclassical

    The act of wrapping a turban around one's head twenty times.

  2. 2.
    Swelling on camel's jawclassical

    A lump or swelling found on the jaw of a camel, also called a 'nutfah'.

  3. 3.
    Evasion in warclassical

    Evasive or roundabout maneuvering during warfare.

الكَنَفْشnoun
  1. 1.
    Swelling in the jawclassical

    A swelling located at the base of the jaw.

الخَازْبَازnoun
  1. 1.
    Jaw swellingclassical

    A name for a swelling in the base of the jaw.

Parallel reading

أن يدير العمامة على رأسه عشرين كورا.
To wrap the turban around his head twenty times.
والكنفشة: السلعة تكون في لحي البعير وهي النوطة.
And al-kanfashah: a lump that is on the camel's jaw, and it is al-nutah.
الكنفش ورم في أصل اللحي ويسمى الخازباز.
Al-kanfash is a swelling at the base of the jaw and it is called al-khazbaz.
الكنفشة الروغان في الحرب.
Al-kanfashah is evasion in war.