← Back to Lisan al-Arab

ذفط

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of copulation or mating, particularly for birds and goats. It can also refer to the expulsion of waste or contents from an animal's body, specifically flies.

Derived headwords

ذَفَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to copulateclassical

    To engage in sexual intercourse, used for birds and male goats.

ذَفْطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    copulationclassical

    The act of copulation or mating, as performed by birds or goats.

ذَفَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to expel contentsclassical

    To expel what is in the belly, used to describe flies.

Parallel reading

ذفط الطائر ذفطا: سفد
The bird copulated (ذَفَطَ ذَفْطًا): it had sexual intercourse.
وكذلك التيس
And likewise the male goat.
وذفط الذباب إذا ألقى ما في بطنه
And the fly expelled its contents when it cast out what was in its belly.
كل ذلك عن كراع
All of that is according to Kara'.