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دقف

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to agitation, excitement, or a state of being stirred up. It is also associated with specific terms for effeminate men and the excitement of the uvula.

Derived headwords

الدَّقْفnoun
  1. 1.
    agitationclassical

    The state of being agitated or stirred up.

الدَّقْفَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    effeminate manclassical

    A term referring to an effeminate man.

الدَّقُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    uvula excitementclassical

    The agitation or excitement of the uvula.

الخَيْعَامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    uvulaboth

    The fleshy extension at the back of the soft palate, hanging above the root of the tongue.

Parallel reading

الدقف هيجان الدقفانة
Ad-daqf is the agitation of ad-daqfānah.
وهو المخنث
And it (ad-daqfānah) is the effeminate man.
الدقوف هيجان الخيعامة
Ad-duqūf is the agitation of the uvula.