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العفج

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to internal body parts, specifically the intestines or digestive tract. It also extends to meanings of striking, sexual intercourse, foolishness, and objects used for striking or support, with some related to swiftness or crookedness.

Derived headwords

العَفَجnoun
  1. 1.
    intestinesboth

    The part of the body where food is digested after leaving the stomach; the intestines.

العَفَجnoun
  1. 1.
    intestines (plural)both

    The plural form of the intestines.

الأعْفَجadjective
  1. 1.
    large-intestinedboth

    Describing something that has large intestines.

عَفَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to strikeclassical

    To hit or strike someone or something.

عَفَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to have intercourseclassical

    To have sexual intercourse with a female slave or concubine.

المِعْفَجnoun
  1. 1.
    foolclassical

    A foolish person who cannot control their speech or actions.

المِعْفَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    stickboth

    A stick or staff.

المِعْفَجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stickboth

    A stick or staff.

العَفْجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    trough edgeclassical

    The edge of a water trough or basin, from which people drink or scoop water when the main body of water is low.

العَفْنَجَجnoun
  1. 1.
    fat foolclassical

    A person who is both large and foolish.

العَفْنَجَجnoun
  1. 1.
    fast she-camelclassical

    A female camel that is swift in its pace.

تَعَوَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk crookedlyboth

    To walk with a crooked or uneven gait.

اعْفَنْجَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to hastenclassical

    To move or act with great speed; to hasten.

Parallel reading

ما ينتقل الطعام إليه بعد المعدة، ج: أعفاج.
What food moves to after the stomach, plural: intestines.
والأعفج: العظيمها.
And Al-A'faj: the large one (referring to intestines).
وعفج يعفج: ضرب،
And 'afaja ya'fiju: to strike,
وجاريته: جامعها.
and his female slave: he had intercourse with her.
والمعفج، كمنبر: الأحمق، لا يضبط الكلام والعمل.
And Al-Mi'faj, like Minbar: the fool, who does not control speech and action.
والمعفاج والمعفجة: العصا.
And Al-Mi'faj and Al-Mi'fajah: the stick.
والعفجة، بكسر الفاء: نهاء إلى جنب الحياض، إذا قلص ماء الحياض شربوا واغترفوا منها.
And Al-'Afjah, with a kasra on the fa: the edge of the water troughs, when the water in the troughs recedes, they drink and scoop from it.
والعفنجج: الضخم الأحمق، والناقة السريعة.
And Al-'Afanjaj: the large fool, and the fast she-camel.
وتعفج في مشيه: تعوج.
And ta'affaja in his walking: he walked crookedly.
واعفنجج: أسرع.
And i'afnajja: he hastened.