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عفشل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something heavy, coarse, rough, or slow. It is applied to people, clothing, and even animals, suggesting a general sense of bulkiness, coarseness, or lack of refinement.

Derived headwords

عَفْشَلِيلadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy, coarseclassical

    Describing a woman as having loose, flabby flesh, indicating age and lack of firmness. It can also describe clothing that is heavy, dry, and coarse, perhaps with a lot of pile.

عَفْشَلِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    hyenaclassical

    A hyena, possibly named 'afshaleel' due to its perceived coarseness or heavy build.

عَفْشَلِيلadjective
  1. 1.
    coarse, roughclassical

    Referring to a person who is coarse, rough, and uncouth in manner or appearance.

عَفَنْشَلadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy, sluggishclassical

    Describing a person as heavy, sluggish, and perhaps dull-witted or slow to act.

Parallel reading

عجوز عفشليل: مسنة مسترخية اللحم.
An 'afshaleel' old woman: aged with loose flesh.
وكساء عفشليل: كثير الوبر ثقيل جاف
And an 'afshaleel' garment: having much pile, heavy, and dry.
وربما سميت الضبع عفشليلا به
And perhaps the hyena is named 'afshaleel' because of it.
كمشي الأقبل الساري عليه ... عفاء، كالعباءة عفشليل
Like the walking of one approaching in the night over it... dust, like a heavy, coarse cloak.
العفشليل الرجل الجافي الغليظ والكساء الغليظ.
The 'afshaleel' is the coarse, rough man and the coarse garment.
رجل عفنشل ثقيل وخم.
An 'afanshal' man is heavy and sluggish.