فعفع

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds, particularly vocalizations and animal noises. It also extends to descriptions of speech, speed, and confusion, as well as character traits like cowardice.

Derived headwords

الفَعْفَعَةُnoun

1.
Sound imitationboth
The imitation of certain sounds, often vocalizations.
2.
Chasing away animalsclassical
Specifically, the act of driving away goats with a vocalization.

الفَعْفَعُnoun

1.
Sound imitationboth
The imitation of certain sounds, often vocalizations.
2.
Sweet-talking personclassical
Someone who speaks sweetly and has a smooth tongue.
3.
Fast personclassical
Someone who is quick or swift.

الفَعْفَعَانِيُّadjective

1.
Butcherclassical
A butcher, often used humorously or descriptively.
2.
Sweet-talking personclassical
Someone who speaks sweetly and has a smooth tongue.

فَعْفَعَverb

1.
To make a soundboth
To utter a sound, often imitative or a vocalization.
2.
To drive away animalsclassical
To drive away animals, particularly goats, with a vocalization.

فَعْفَعَانيadjective

1.
Butcherclassical
A butcher, often used humorously or descriptively.
2.
Sweet-talking personclassical
Someone who speaks sweetly and has a smooth tongue.

فَعْفَاعٌadjective

1.
One who drives away animalsclassical
Someone who drives away animals, particularly goats, with a vocalization.
2.
Fast personclassical
Someone who is quick or swift.
3.
Cowardly personclassical
A person who is cowardly or timid.

فَعْفَعِيٌّadjective

1.
Fast personclassical
Someone who is quick or swift.
2.
Butcherclassical
A butcher, often used humorously or descriptively.

فَعْفَعِيٌّadjective

1.
Fast personclassical
Someone who is quick or swift.

فَعْفَعَةnoun

1.
Confusionclassical
A state of confusion or entanglement.

Parallel reading

حكاية بعض الأصوات

The imitation of certain sounds.

والفعفعاني: الجازر، هذلية

And al-fa'fa'ani: the butcher, a humorous term.

فنادى أخاه ثم قام بشفرة ... إليه، فعال الفعفعي المناهب

So he called his brother, then stood with a knife... towards him, acting like the swift butcher of the paths.

يقال للجزار: فعفعاني وهبهبي وسطار

It is said to the butcher: fa'fa'ani, wahbabi, and sittar.

والفعفع والفعفعاني: الحلو الكلام الرطب اللسان

And al-fa'fa' and al-fa'fa'ani: the sweet-spoken, moist of tongue.

فعفع الراعي بالغنم: زجرها فقال لها: فع فع

The shepherd called out to the sheep: he drove them away and said to them: fa' fa'.

وقيل: الفعفعة زجر المعز خاصة

And it was said: al-fa'fa'ah is specifically driving away goats.

ورجل فعفاع: يفعل ذلك

And a man fa'fa': he does that.

وراع فعفاع كقولك جرجر البعير فهو جرجار، وثرثر الرجل فهو ثرثار، وفعفعي أيضا إذا كان خفيفا في ذلك

And a shepherd fa'fa' like you say the camel rumbled and he is jurjar, and the man chattered and he is tharthar, and fa'fa'i also if he is swift in that.

وأنشد بيت صخر الغي: فعال الفعفعي المناهب

And the verse of Sakhr al-Ghay was recited: acting like the swift butcher of the paths.

والفعفع والفعفعي: السريع

And al-fa'fa' and al-fa'fa'i: the swift.

ووقع في فعفعة أي اختلاط

And he fell into fa'fa'ah, meaning confusion.

ورجل فعفاع وعواع لعلاع رعراع أي جبان

And a man fa'fa', 'awa', la'la', ra'ra' meaning cowardly.