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قرفع

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of contracting or drawing something in, particularly referring to the anus or the act of defecation. It also encompasses related terms for the anus itself.

Derived headwords

تَقَرْعَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to contractclassical

    The verb describes the action of contracting or drawing in, specifically referring to the anus.

اِقْرَعَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to contractclassical

    This verb also signifies the action of contracting or drawing in, similar to تقرعف.

تَقَفَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    to contractclassical

    This verb form also denotes the act of contracting or drawing in.

القَرْفَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    anusclassical

    This noun refers to the anus, the terminal opening of the digestive tract.

  2. 2.
    contractionclassical

    It can also refer to the act of contracting or drawing in.

القُنْفُعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    anusclassical

    This term is used to refer to the anus.

الفَنْقَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    anusclassical

    This is another term used for the anus.

الفَرْقَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    popping sound

    This noun refers to a popping or cracking sound, often associated with breaking something or a sudden noise.

Parallel reading

تقرعف الرجل واقرعف وتقرفع: تقبض.
The man contracted and contracted and contracted: he clenched.
والقرفعة: الاست؛ عن كراع.
And al-qurfah: the anus; according to Kra'a.
ويقال: الفرقعة، بتقديم الفاء، ويقال للاست القنفعة والفنقعة.
And it is said: al-farqa'ah, with the fa' preceding, and it is said for the anus al-qunfua'ah and al-fanqa'ah.