الذفر

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to strong or pungent smells, particularly unpleasant ones like body odor, but also extends to good scents and the physical anatomy of an animal's head. It also describes qualities of camels and other animals, as well as geographical locations and historical figures.

Derived headwords

الذَّفِرnoun

1.
strong smellboth
The intensity of a wind's strong scent.
2.
body odorclassical
Specifically refers to the pungent smell of the armpit.
3.
stallion's scentclassical
The strong, musky scent associated with a stallion.
4.
great muskclassical
Refers to musk that is extremely good or potent.
5.
large-headed camelclassical
A camel characterized by a large or prominent occiput.
6.
magnificentclassical
Describes a camel that is magnificent, robust, or strong.
7.
well-formed youthclassical
A young man who is tall, fully developed, and has good skin.

ذفرadjective

1.
pungentboth
Having a strong, often unpleasant, smell, particularly of the armpit.
2.
muskyclassical
Possessing a strong, pleasant, musky scent.

أذْفَرadjective

1.
pungentboth
Having a strong, often unpleasant, smell, particularly of the armpit.
2.
muskyclassical
Possessing a strong, pleasant, musky scent.

ذَفِرَةnoun

1.
strong smellboth
The intensity of a wind's strong scent.
2.
body odorclassical
Specifically refers to the pungent smell of the armpit.
3.
stallion's scentclassical
The strong, musky scent associated with a stallion.
4.
excellent camelclassical
A high-quality, noble, or excellent female camel.
5.
sturdy donkeyclassical
A thick-set or robust male donkey.
6.
plantclassical
A type of plant.

الذَّفْرَىnoun

1.
occiputboth
The part of the back of the head from the nape to the crown, or the prominent bone behind the ear in all animals.

ذَفْرَىnoun

1.
occiputboth
The part of the back of the head from the nape to the crown, or the prominent bone behind the ear in all animals.

ذَفَرnoun

1.
large-headed camelclassical
A camel characterized by a large or prominent occiput.
2.
magnificentclassical
Describes a camel that is magnificent, robust, or strong.
3.
well-formed youthclassical
A young man who is tall, fully developed, and has good skin.

ذَفْرَاءnoun

1.
iron helmetclassical
A dense or thick formation of iron, likely referring to armor or a helmet.
2.
spring plantclassical
A type of plant that grows in the spring.

مَذْفُورَةadjective

1.
fragrant meadowclassical
A meadow or pasture that is abundant with fragrant plants.

ذُفْرَانnoun

1.
valley nameclassical
A name of a valley located near Wadi al-Safra, possibly a misspelling of Duqran.

ذو الذَّفَرَيْنname

1.
historical figureclassical
A kunya (patronymic) for Abu Shammar bin Salamah al-Himyari.

Parallel reading

الذَّفِر، محركة: شدة ذكاء الريح

Al-dhfir, with harakah: the intensity of the wind's strong scent.

كالذَّفِرَة، أو يخصان برائحة الإبط المنتن

Like al-dhfirah, or they are specific to the foul smell of the armpit.

ذَفِر، كفرح، فهو ذَفِر وأذْفَر، والنتن، وماء الفحل.

Dhafira, like faraha, so he is dhfir and adhfara, and the stench, and the stallion's scent.

ومسك أذْفَر وذَفِر: جيد إلى الغاية.

And adhfara and dhfir musk: extremely good.

والذَّفْرَى، بالكسر من جميع الحيوان: ما من لدن المقذ إلى نصف القذال، أو العظم الشاخص خلف الأذن

And al-dhufra, with kasr, from all animals: what is from the nape to the middle of the occiput, or the bone protruding behind the ear.

ج: ذَفْرِيَات وذَفَارَى، ويقال: هذه ذَفْرَى أسيلة، غير منونة وقد تنون، وتجعل الألف للإلحاق بدرهم.

Plural: dhufriyat and dhufara, and it is said: this is an asilah dhufra, not inflected and may be inflected, and the alif is made for attachment like dirham.

والذَّفِر، كطمر: العظيم الذَّفْرَى من الإبل، وهي: بهاء، والصلب، والشديد، وتفتح الفاء، والعظيم الخلق، والشاب الطويل التام الجلد.

And al-dhfir, like tumara: the one with a large dhufra among camels, and it means: beauty, robustness, strength, and with fatha on the fa, it means: of great build, and the tall, fully developed youth.

والذَّفِرَة، كجبلة: الناقة النجيبة، والحمار الغليظ.

And al-dhfirah, like jublah: the noble female camel, and the thick-set male donkey.

والذَّفْرَاء من الكتائب: السهكة من الحديد، وبقلة ربعية.

And al-dhufra' from battalions: the dense iron (armor), and a spring plant.

وروضة مَذْفُورَة: كثيرتها.

And a madhfurah meadow: abundant with plants.

والذَّفِرَة، كزِنْخَة: نبات.

And al-dhfirah, like zinkhah: a plant.

وذُفْرَان، بكسر الفاء: واد قرب وادي الصفراء، أو هو تصحيف لدقران.

And Dhufraan, with kasr on the fa: a valley near Wadi al-Safra, or it is a misspelling of Duqran.

وذو الذَّفَرَيْن، بالكسر: أبو شمر بن سلامة الحميري.

And Dhu al-Dhufarain, with kasr: Abu Shammar bin Salamah al-Himyari.