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القنفذ

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

The root القنفذ primarily relates to the hedgehog, a spiny mammal. It extends semantically to describe various prickly, raised, or clustered things, including geographical features, plants, and even a type of person.

Derived headwords

القُنْفُذnoun
  1. 1.
    Hedgehogboth

    A small, spiny mammal known for rolling into a ball when threatened.

  2. 2.
    Porcupineclassical

    A large rodent covered with sharp spines or quills.

  3. 3.
    Mouseclassical

    A small rodent.

  4. 4.
    Camel's scent glandclassical

    The gland on a camel that emits a strong odor.

  5. 5.
    Raised sand duneclassical

    An elevated mound of sand.

  6. 6.
    Shrub in sandclassical

    A tree or bush growing in the middle of a sandy area.

  7. 7.
    Dense vegetationclassical

    A place where plants grow thickly and intertwined.

قُنْفُذ الدَّرَّاجname
  1. 1.
    A place nameclassical

    A specific location, possibly named after a hedgehog-like feature or dense growth.

القُنْفُذَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Water sourceclassical

    A body of water belonging to the Banu Numayr tribe.

تَقَنْفَذَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To strike like a hedgehogclassical

    To hit or strike something with a stick, in a manner resembling how a hedgehog might defend itself or be struck.

القَنَافِذnoun
  1. 1.
    Low hillsclassical

    Hills that are not tall.

  2. 2.
    Sand ridgesclassical

    Ridges or mounds of sand.

  3. 3.
    Road bumpsclassical

    Obstructions or raised areas in a road.

قُنْفُذ لَيْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Slandererclassical

    A person who spreads malicious gossip or rumors, especially at night.

Parallel reading

القنفذ، وتفتح الفاء: الشيهم، وهي بهاء، والفأر، وذفرى البعير، والمجتمع المرتفع من الرمل، والشجرة في وسط الرمل، ومكان ينبت نبتا ملتفا
The hedgehog, and the 'fa' is open: the porcupine, and it is the 'bahaa', and the mouse, and the camel's scent gland, and the raised gathering of sand, and the tree in the middle of the sand, and a place where plants grow densely.
ومنه: قنفذ الدراج: لموضع
And from it: Qunfudh al-Darraj: is a place name.
وبالهاء: ماءة لبني نمير
And with the 'ha': a water source for Banu Numayr.
وتقنفذه بالعصا: ضربه كما يضرب القنفذ
And to strike it with a stick: to hit it as one hits a hedgehog.
والقنافذ: أجبل غير طوال، أو أحبل رمل، أو نبك في الطريق
And al-Qanafidh: are non-tall mountains, or sand ridges, or bumps in the road.
ويقال للنمام: قنفذ ليل
And the slanderer is called: Qunfudh layl.