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الضفند

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes characteristics related to being soft, bloated, or large and foolish. It primarily deals with physical descriptions of softness and size, often with a negative connotation of dullness or stupidity.

Derived headwords

الضفندnoun
  1. 1.
    Soft, bloated personclassical

    A person who is soft and bloated, lacking firmness.

كسفنجnoun
  1. 1.
    Like a spongeclassical

    Used as a simile to describe something as soft and porous, like a sponge.

الضفنددadjective
  1. 1.
    Large and foolishclassical

    Describing someone who is both large in size and foolish or stupid.

Parallel reading

الضفند، كسفنج: الرخو البطين.
The soft-bellied one, like a sponge.
والضفندد: الضخم الأحمق.
And the large, foolish one.