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المصعنفر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of scattering, dispersing, and fleeing in haste, often associated with fear. It can also refer to twisting or deviating.

Derived headwords

اِصْعَنْفَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to scatter, disperseboth

    To scatter or disperse, especially in a hurried or panicked manner.

  2. 2.
    to flee in hasteboth

    To flee rapidly and in disarray, often due to fear.

  3. 3.
    to twist, deviateclassical

    To twist or turn aside from a straight course or a proper way.

تَصَعْفَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to scatter, disperseclassical

    To scatter or disperse, similar to اِصْعَنْفَرَ.

  2. 2.
    to twist, deviateclassical

    To twist or turn aside, akin to صَعْفَرَ.

صَعْفَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to scatter, disperseclassical

    To cause to scatter or disperse.

  2. 2.
    to twist, deviateclassical

    To twist or turn aside.

Parallel reading

واصعنفرت الحمر: تفرقت
And the donkeys scattered: they dispersed.
وأسرعت فرارا
And they hastened in flight.
وابذعرت
And they were scattered.
والعنق: التوت
And the neck: it twisted.
كصعفرت وتصعفرت
Like 'sa'fara' and 'tas'a'fara'.
وصعفرها الخوف: فرقها
And fear scattered them: it dispersed them.