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عفنط

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a person of low character and bad disposition. It also has a secondary meaning related to a specific type of beetle's dung.

Derived headwords

العَفَنْطnoun
  1. 1.
    Wretch, scoundrelboth

    A person who is base and ill-mannered.

  2. 2.
    Arum italicumclassical

    Also refers to the plant commonly known as 'anāq al-arḍ (Goat's Beard).

عَفَنْطnoun
  1. 1.
    Wretch, scoundrelboth

    A base and ill-mannered person.

عَقَطَverb
  1. 1.
    To rollclassical

    This verb form is not explicitly defined in the provided text but is implied by the derived noun 'al-ya'qūṭah'.

اليعْقُوطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Dung beetle's ballclassical

    Refers to the round ball of dung rolled by a dung beetle, specifically the excrement of the beetle.

Parallel reading

العفنط: اللئيم السيء الخلق.
Al-'afanṭ: The base, ill-mannered one.
والعفنط أيضا: الذي يسمى عناق الأرض.
And al-'afanṭ also: the one called 'anāq al-arḍ (Goat's Beard).
اليعقوطة: دحروجة الجعل يعني البعرة.
Al-ya'qūṭah: the dung beetle's rolling, meaning its dung.