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العرفج

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a type of thorny desert shrub. It also extends to related concepts like impassable sandy terrain and a specific form of marriage. The root is also used in proper names.

Derived headwords

العَرْفَجnoun
  1. 1.
    thorny shrubboth

    A type of thorny shrub found in plains. The singular form refers to a single plant.

بَهَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    single plantclassical

    The singular unit of the shrub العرفج.

العَرَّافِجnoun
  1. 1.
    sandy terrainclassical

    An area of sand dunes with no discernible paths, making travel difficult.

العُرْفَجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    type of marriageclassical

    A specific form or category of marriage.

عُرْفُجَاءname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly referring to a specific location or a water source belonging to the Banu 'Amil tribe.

Parallel reading

العرفج: شجر سهلي، واحدته بهاء
Al-'Arfaj: a plains shrub, its singular is Bahā'.
وبه سمي الرجل
And by it, a man was named.
والعرافج: رمال لا طريق فيها
And Al-'Arrafij: sandy tracts with no path within them.
ولي العرفجة: ضرب من النكاح
Wali Al-'Arfajah: a type of marriage.
وعرفجاء: ع، أو ماء لبني عميل
And 'Arfajā': a place, or a water source belonging to Banu 'Amil.