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الفنخيرة

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe characteristics related to pride, boasting, physical size, and a specific geological formation. It encompasses terms for a boastful man, a rock formation, and a large-bodied individual.

Derived headwords

الفنخيرةnoun
  1. 1.
    Boastful manclassical

    A man characterized by excessive boasting and pride.

  2. 2.
    Rock formationclassical

    A rock formation resembling a stone that breaks off at the top of a mountain and has some looseness or fragility.

الصلبadjective
  1. 1.
    Solid, enduringclassical

    Describing something that is solid and remains steadfast, especially in a confrontation or dispute.

العظيم الجثةadjective
  1. 1.
    Large-bodiedmodern

    Describing someone who is large in stature or body mass.

بهاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Splendor, magnificenceclassical

    Refers to beauty, radiance, or magnificence, used here as a synonym for being large-bodied.

فنخرverb
  1. 1.
    To puff out nostrilsclassical

    To inflate or puff out one's wide nostrils, often associated with pride or exertion.

فناخرadjective
  1. 1.
    Puffing nostrilsclassical

    An active participle describing someone who puffs out their wide nostrils.

علابطadjective
  1. 1.
    Large-bodiedclassical

    Describing someone who is large in body or stature.

Parallel reading

الفنخيرة، بالكسر: الرجل الكثير الافتخار
Al-fankhīrah, with a kasrah: the man of much boasting.
وشبه ms0596 صخرة تنقطع في أعلى الجبل فيها رخاوة
And like a rock that breaks off at the top of the mountain, having some looseness.
وكزبرج: الصلب الباقي على النطاح
And like 'zubruj': the solid one remaining in confrontation.
وكقنفذ وعلابط: العظيم الجثة
And like 'qunfudh' and 'ʿalābiṭ': the large-bodied one.
وهي: بهاء
And it [referring to the large-bodied person] is: splendor.
وفنخر: نفخ منخره الواسع
And 'fanakhara': he puffed out his wide nostrils.
فهو فناخر، كعلابط
So he is 'fānākhir', like 'ʿalābiṭ'.