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كرهف

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something that is spread out, expanded, or prominent, particularly in reference to physical attributes or phenomena like clouds. It also has a secondary meaning related to a frowning or stern appearance, possibly as an inversion of another term.

Derived headwords

المُكْرَهَفadjective
  1. 1.
    prominent, spread outclassical

    Describes a male organ that is erect and prominent.

  2. 2.
    frowning, sternclassical

    A term used as a variant of or inversion of 'mukfahir' (frowning/stern), applied to clouds.

اكْرَهَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to spread out, expandclassical

    The male organ became erect and spread out.

واكرهف الذكر: انتشر — And the male organ spread out
الاكْرِهْفَافnoun
  1. 1.
    spreading out, expansionclassical

    The act or state of spreading out or expanding, referring to the male organ.

المُكْفَهِرّadjective
  1. 1.
    frowning, stern (clouds)classical

    Describes clouds that are thick, piled up, and appear stern or threatening.

المُكْرَهَفadjective
  1. 1.
    frowning, stern (clouds)classical

    Similar to 'mukfahir', describing clouds that are thick and piled up.

Parallel reading

الذكر المنتشر المشرف.
The erect, prominent male organ.
واكرهف الذكر: انتشر؛
And the male organ spread out;
قنفاء فيش مكرهف حوقها، ... إذا تمأت، وبدا مفلوقها
A broad-hipped woman with a prominent vulva, ... when she is full, and her cleft is revealed
الاكرهفاف: الانتشار.
The spreading out: expansion.
والمكرهف: لغة في المكفهر أو مقلوب عنه؛
And 'al-mukrahif' is a variant of 'al-mukfahir' or its inversion;
نشيم على أرض ابن ليلى مخيلة، ... عريضا سناها مكفهرا صبيرها
We passed by the land of Ibn Layla, a rain cloud, ... its brightness wide, its dense mass frowning.
المكفهر من السحاب الذي يغلظ ويركب بعضه بعضا،
Al-mukfahir, from the clouds, is that which thickens and piles up on itself,
قال: والمكرهف مثله.
He said: and 'al-mukrahif' is similar to it.