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رنف

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

The root رنف primarily relates to soft, hanging, or drooping parts, particularly of the body (like the earlobe or buttocks) and also describes a specific type of plant. It can also denote a specific gait or movement of an animal, especially a camel or camel-like creature.

Derived headwords

الرانفةnoun
  1. 1.
    earlobe tipboth

    The soft skin at the tip of the earlobe.

  2. 2.
    ear cartilage tipclassical

    The tip of the ear cartilage, or what is soft beyond the hard part of the cartilage.

  3. 3.
    lower buttocksboth

    The lower part of the buttocks.

  4. 4.
    buttock edgeclassical

    The edge of the buttocks where they meet the thighs.

  5. 5.
    buttock sideclassical

    The side or region of the buttocks.

  6. 6.
    hanging buttocksclassical

    What hangs down from the buttocks onto the thighs.

  7. 7.
    lower handclassical

    The lower part of the hand.

أرنفverb
  1. 1.
    to move head forwardclassical

    A camel moves its head forward while walking, causing its head to advance.

  2. 2.
    to droop earsclassical

    A female camel droops its ears due to exhaustion.

إرنافاnoun
  1. 1.
    moving head forwardclassical

    The act of a camel moving its head forward while walking.

  2. 2.
    drooping earsclassical

    The act of a female camel drooping its ears from exhaustion.

ترنفverb
  1. 1.
    to droop earsclassical

    To droop one's ears, as a camel does from exhaustion or in response to revelation.

الرَّنْفnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of plantclassical

    A type of mountain shrub whose leaves fold towards its branches at night and spread out during the day.

Parallel reading

جليدة طرف الأرنبة وطرف غرضوف الأذن، وقيل: ما لان عن شدة الغرضوف.
The soft skin at the tip of the earlobe and the tip of the ear cartilage, and it was said: what is soft beyond the hard part of the cartilage.
والرانفة: أسفل الألية، وقيل: هي منتهى أطراف الأليتين مما يلي الفخذين، وقيل: الرانفة ناحية الألية
And the ranifah: the lower part of the buttocks, and it was said: it is the end of the edges of the buttocks where they meet the thighs, and it was said: the ranifah is the side of the buttocks.
متى ما نلتقي فردين ترجف ... روانف أليتيك وتستطارا
Whenever we meet alone, the soft parts of your buttocks will shake and become prominent.
الرانفة: ما سال من الألية على الفخذين، والصفن: جلدة الخصية.
The ranifah: what hangs from the buttocks onto the thighs, and the safan: the skin of the testicle.
وأرنف البعير إرنافا إذا سار فحرك رأسه فتقدمت هامته.
And a camel moved its head forward (irnāfan) if it walked and moved its head, so its head advanced.
أرنفت الناقة بأذنيها إذا أرختهما من الإعياء.
The female camel drooped its ears if it relaxed them from exhaustion.
كان إذا نزل عليه، صلى الله عليه وسلم، الوحي وهو على القصواء تذرف عيناها وترنف بأذنيها من ثقل الوحي.
When revelation descended upon him, peace be upon him, while he was on Al-Qaswa', her eyes would stream and her ears would droop from the weight of the revelation.
والرنف: بهرامج البر، وقد تقدمت تحلية البهرامج
And the ranf: a type of desert shrub, and the description of the bahramaj has preceded.
قال أبو حنيفة: الرنف من شجر الجبال ينضم ورقه إلى قضبانه إذا جاء الليل وينتشر بالنهار.
Abu Hanifa said: The ranf is a mountain tree whose leaves fold towards its branches when night comes and spread out during the day.