عرفص

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to elongated, tough, or sinewy structures, often associated with animal anatomy or derived objects. It also encompasses the act of pulling or tearing something into a long, thin shape.

Derived headwords

العرافيصnoun

1.
Sinews on the spineclassical
Refers to the sinews or tendons located on the spine, similar to the 'asafir (small birds).

العراصيفnoun

1.
Sinews on the spineclassical
The sinews or tendons on the spine, likened to small birds ('asafir).

العرفاصnoun

1.
Elongated heel boneclassical
A heel bone that is elongated in shape.
2.
Part of heel for fasteningclassical
A portion of the heel used to secure the canopy of a howdah (a seat on a camel).
3.
Whip made of hideclassical
A whip made from animal hide.
4.
Whip for punishmentclassical
A whip used by a ruler for administering punishment.

العرفاصnoun

1.
Whipclassical
A whip, specifically one used for punishment by authority.

عرفصتverb

1.
to tear lengthwiseclassical
To pull something from another object and tear it in an elongated manner.

Parallel reading

العرافيص: لغة في العراصيف، وهو ما على السناسن من العصب كالعصافير.

Al-'araafis: a variant pronunciation of al-'araasif, which is what is on the spine from the sinews, like small birds.

والعرفاص: العقب المستطيل كالعرصاف.

And al-'irfaas: the elongated heel bone, like al-'ursaaf.

والعرفاص: الخصلة من العقب التي يشد بها على قبة الهودج، لغة في العرصاف.

And al-'irfaas: the tuft from the heel bone by which the canopy of the howdah is secured, a variant pronunciation of al-'ursaaf.

والعرفاص: السوط من العقب كالعرصاف أيضا؛

And al-'irfaas: the whip made of hide, like al-'ursaaf as well;

حتى تردى عقب العرفاص

Until he was struck by the hide of the whip.

والعرفاص: السوط الذي يعاقب به السلطان.

And al-'irfaas: the whip with which the Sultan punishes.

عرفصت الشيء إذا جذبته من شيء فشققته مستطيلا.

And 'arafasta the thing if you pulled it from something and tore it lengthwise.

والعراصيف: ما على السناسن كالعصافير؛

And al-'araasif: what is on the spine like small birds;

وأرى العرافيص فيه لغة.

And I think al-'araafis is a variant pronunciation for it.