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عنفط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes negative character traits in men, specifically focusing on baseness and ill-temper. It also extends to a botanical term for a type of ground creeper.

Derived headwords

العُنْفُطnoun
  1. 1.
    Base manclassical

    A man who is base, ignoble, and of bad character.

العُنْفُطnoun
  1. 1.
    Ground creeperclassical

    A plant that grows along the ground, specifically a type of creeper.

Parallel reading

العنفط: اللئيم من الرجال السيء الخلق.
Al-'unfuṭ: The base man of bad character.
والعنفط أيضا: عناق الأرض.
And al-'unfuṭ also: the ground creeper.