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القندفير

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This entry appears to be a single, possibly foreign-derived, word referring to an old woman. It does not seem to represent a typical Arabic root with multiple derived forms.

Derived headwords

القِنْدَفِيرname
  1. 1.
    old womanclassical

    A term for an elderly woman, possibly of foreign origin.

Parallel reading

القندفير، كزنجبيل: العجوز، معرب كنده بير.
Al-Qindafir, like Zanjabil: the old woman, a Persian loanword from 'kandah bīr'.