عفل

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

The root 'عفل' primarily describes physical growths or thickenings, particularly in the genital area of humans and animals. It can also refer to a specific type of plant, a measurement of fatness, or a peculiar manner of dress.

Derived headwords

عَفِلَverb

1.
to have a growthboth
To develop a fleshy growth, particularly in the genital area.
2.
to be fatclassical
To have abundant fat, especially around the testicles of male animals.

عَفْلَاءadjective

1.
having a growthboth
A woman or female animal with a fleshy growth in the genital area.
2.
fat (animal)classical
Describing a male animal, particularly a ram, that is fat around the testicles.

أربع لا يجزن في البيع ولا النكاح: المجنونة والمجذومة والبرصاء والعفلاء — Four are invalid in sale and marriage: the insane, the leprous, the leprous, and the one with a genital growth.

العُفْلَةnoun

1.
genital growthboth
A fleshy growth that appears in the female genital area, likened to a man's hydrocele or a ram's scrotal fat.
2.
thickeningclassical
A thickening or coarseness, either in the womb for women or the anus for men.
3.
fatty tissueclassical
The fatty tissue around the testicles of a ram or other male animal.

العفلة بظارة المرأة — The 'ufleh is the growth on a woman's vulva.

العُفْلnoun

1.
genital growthboth
A fleshy growth in the female genital area, similar to a man's hydrocele.
2.
thickeningclassical
A thickening or coarseness in the anus of men or the womb of women.
3.
fatty tissueclassical
The fatty tissue around the testicles of a ram or other male animal.
4.
lineclassical
The line or furrow between the penis and the anus.
5.
plantclassical
A type of fleshy plant growth.

العفل نبات لحم ينبت في قبل المرأة وهو القرن — The 'afl is a fleshy plant that grows in the female vulva, which is the 'qarn'.

العُفَيْلِيّadjective

1.
descendant of Malikclassical
A term used to refer to the descendants of Malik bin Sa'd, specifically the tribe of Al-'Ajaj.

وبنو مالك بن سعد رهط العجاج كان يقال لهم العفيلى — And the sons of Malik bin Sa'd, the tribe of Al-'Ajaj, were called Al-'Ufayli.

عَفَلَverb

1.
to have a growthboth
The verb form indicating the presence of a growth, particularly in the genital area.

عفلت المرأة عفلا، فهي عفلاء — The woman had a growth ('afalan), so she is 'afalaa'.

تَعْفِيلnoun

1.
correction of growthclassical
The act of correcting or treating a fleshy growth, particularly in the genital area.

والتعفيل إصلاح ذلك — And 'ta'fil is the correction of that.

العَفَلnoun

1.
fatness of testiclesclassical
The abundant fat surrounding the testicles of a male animal, especially a ram.

العفل، بإسكان الفاء: شحم خصيي الكبش وما حوله — Al-'afl, with a sukun on the fa: the fat of the ram's testicles and what surrounds them.

عَفَلَverb

1.
to measure fatnessclassical
To palpate or examine the fatty tissue of an animal, particularly the testicles of a ram, to determine its fatness.

وإذا مس الرجل عفل الكبش لينظر سمنه يقال: جسه وغبطه وعفله — And if a man touches the ram's testicles to see its fatness, it is said: he palpated it, felt its fullness, and 'afalahu.

العَفَلnoun

1.
palpation pointclassical
The area on a ram between its legs that is palpated to assess its fatness.

العفل: الموضع الذي يجس من الكبش إذا أرادوا أن يعرفوا سمنه من غيره — Al-'afl: the place that is palpated on a ram if they want to know its fatness or lack thereof.

عَفَلَverb

1.
to be thick with fatclassical
To be characterized by abundant fat, especially around the testicles.

كبش حولي أعفل أي كثير شحم الخصية من السمن — A year-old ram, 'af'al, meaning abundant scrotal fat from being well-fed.

العَفَلnoun

1.
excess fatclassical
The excessive fatness between the legs of a male goat or bull, typically used for castrated animals.

والعفل: كثرة شحم ما بين رجلي التيس والثور — And al-'afl: the abundance of fat between the legs of a male goat and a bull.

العافِلnoun

1.
peculiar dresserclassical
One who wears short garments over long ones in an unusual manner.

العافل الذي يلبس ثيابا قصارا فوق ثياب طوال — Al-'aafil is one who wears short clothes over long clothes.

Parallel reading

رمتني بدائها وانسلت

She afflicted me with her own ailment and then slipped away.

وكان سبب ذلك أن سعد بن زيد مناة كان تزوج رهم بنت الخزرج بن تيم الله، وكانت من أجمل النساء، فولدت له مالك بن سعد، وكان ضرائرها إذا ساببنها يقلن لها يا عفلاء

The reason for this was that Sa'd bin Zayd Manah had married Rahm bint Al-Khazraj bin Taym Allah, and she was one of the most beautiful women. She bore him Malik bin Sa'd. Her co-wives, when they quarreled with her, would say to her, 'O 'Afalaa'.

فقالت لها أمها: إذا ساببنك فابدئيهن بعفال، سبيت، فأرسلتها مثلا

Her mother said to her: 'If they quarrel with you, start with them by saying 'Afal.' She did so, and it became a proverb.

العفلة بظارة المرأة

The 'ufleh is the growth on a woman's vulva.

العفل نبات لحم ينبت في قبل المرأة وهو القرن

The 'afl is a fleshy plant that grows in the female vulva, which is the 'qarn'.

ما في الدوائر من رجلي من عقل، ... عند الرهان، وما أكوى من العفل

There is no impediment in my legs from 'aql... during the race, nor anything I cauterize more than 'afl.

القرن بالناقة مثل العفل بالمرأة، فيؤخذ الرضف فيحمى ثم يكوى به ذلك القرن

The 'qarn' on a she-camel is like the 'afl' on a woman; hot stones are taken, heated, and then used to cauterize that 'qarn'.

والعفل شيء مدور يخرج بالفرج، قال: والعفل لا يكون في الأبكار ولا يصيب المرأة إلا بعد ما تلد

And the 'afl is a round thing that emerges from the vulva. He said: The 'afl does not occur in virgins, nor does it affect a woman except after she has given birth.

وفي النساء غلظ في الرحم

And in women, a thickening in the womb.

عفلت المرأة عفلا، فهي عفلاء، وعفلت الناقة، والعفلة الاسم

The woman had a growth ('afalan), so she is 'afalaa', and the she-camel had a growth, and 'al-'afalah' is the noun.

العفل والعفلة، بالتحريك فيهما: شيء يخرج في قبل النساء وحياء الناقة شبه الأدرة التي للرجال في الخصية

Al-'afl and al-'afalah, with harakah on both: something that emerges in the vulva of women and the vulva of a she-camel, resembling the hydrocele that men have in their testicles.

أربع لا يجزن في البيع ولا النكاح: المجنونة والمجذومة والبرصاء والعفلاء

Four are invalid in sale and marriage: the insane, the leprous, the leprous, and the one with a genital growth.

والتعفيل إصلاح ذلك

And 'ta'fil' is the correction of that.

وفي حديث مكحول في امرأة بها عفل

And in the hadith of Mak'hul concerning a woman with 'afl.

والعفل: كثرة شحم ما بين رجلي التيس والثور، ولا يكاد يستعمل إلا في الخصي منهما ولا يستعمل في الأنثى

And al-'afl: the abundance of fat between the legs of a male goat and a bull, and it is scarcely used except for the castrated ones of them, and not used for the female.

والعفل: الخط الذي بين الذكر والدبر

And al-'afl: the line between the penis and the anus.

والعفل، بإسكان الفاء: شحم خصيي الكبش وما حوله

And al-'afl, with a sukun on the fa: the fat of the ram's testicles and what surrounds them.

جزيز القفا شبعان يربض حجرة، ... حديث الخصاء وارم العفل معبر

The nape of his neck is shorn, well-fed, lying in a corner, ... the story of castration, and swollen with fat around the testicles, a sign.

العفل: الموضع الذي يجس من الكبش إذا أرادوا أن يعرفوا سمنه من غيره

Al-'afl: the place that is palpated on a ram if they want to know its fatness or lack thereof.

كبش حولي أعفل أي كثير شحم الخصية من السمن

A year-old ram, 'af'al, meaning abundant scrotal fat from being well-fed.

وإذا مس الرجل عفل الكبش لينظر سمنه يقال: جسه وغبطه وعفله

And if a man touches the ram's testicles to see its fatness, it is said: he palpated it, felt its fullness, and 'afalahu.

والعفل: مجس الشاة بين رجليها لينظر سمنها من هزالها

And al-'afl: the palpation of the ewe between her legs to see her fatness or leanness.

العافل الذي يلبس ثيابا قصارا فوق ثياب طوال

Al-'aafil is one who wears short clothes over long clothes.