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ضفع

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to bodily excretions, specifically defecation and urination. It also extends to the concept of revealing or exposing something, and includes a specific botanical term for a thorny fruit.

Derived headwords

ضَفَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to defecateboth

    To pass feces; to excrete waste from the bowels.

  2. 2.
    to urinateclassical

    To pass urine; to excrete waste from the bladder.

  3. 3.
    to revealclassical

    To make something apparent or visible; to expose.

ضَفْعًاnoun
  1. 1.
    defecationboth

    The act of defecating; the passing of feces.

  2. 2.
    urinationclassical

    The act of urinating; the passing of urine.

فَضَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to defecateclassical

    A variant pronunciation or dialectal form of 'ضفع' meaning to defecate.

ضَفَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to excreteclassical

    To expel waste matter, specifically referring to urine and feces.

نَجْوnoun
  1. 1.
    excrementclassical

    The feces of an animal, specifically mentioned in relation to an elephant.

الضَّفَعُnoun
  1. 1.
    excrementclassical

    The excrement of an elephant.

الحَوْرَانnoun
  1. 1.
    elephant hideclassical

    The tough outer skin or hide of an elephant.

الحِرْصَيَانnoun
  1. 1.
    inner elephant hideclassical

    The inner layer of an elephant's hide.

الضَّفَعَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fruit of the سعدانة plantclassical

    A thorny, round fruit of the سعدانة plant, resembling a spindle whorl.

Parallel reading

ضَفَعَ الرَّجُلُ يَضْفَعُ ضَفْعًا
The man defecated, he defecates, a defecation.
جَعَسَ وَأَحْدَثَ
He defecated and produced waste.
وَقِيلَ: أَبْدَى
And it was said: he revealed.
وَفَضَعَ لُغَةٌ فِيهِ
And 'فضع' is a dialectal variant for it.
وَيُقَالُ: ضَفَعَ وَقَعَ بِبَوْلِهِ وَسَلَحَ
And it is said: he defecated with his urine and dung.
نَجْوُ الْفِيلِ الضَّفَعُ
The excrement of the elephant is 'al-dhaf'u'.
وَجِلْدُهُ الْحَوْرَانُ
And its hide is 'al-hawran'.
وَبَاطِنُ جِلْدِهِ الْحِرْصَيَانُ
And the inner part of its hide is 'al-hirsyan'.
وَالضَّفَعَانَةُ ثَمَرَةُ السَّعْدَانَةِ ذَاتُ الشَّوْكِ
And 'al-dhaf'anah' is the thorny fruit of the Sa'danah plant.
وَهِيَ مُسْتَدِيرَةٌ كَأَنَّهَا فَلَكَةٌ
And it is round like a spindle whorl.
وَالْإِبِلُ تَسْمَنُ عَلَى السَّعْدَانِ وَتَطِيبُ عَلَيْهَا أَلْبَانُهَا
And camels grow fat on the Sa'dan plant, and their milk becomes good upon it.