العفز

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to edible nuts, specifically walnuts. It also extends to concepts of playful affection and the act of making a camel kneel.

Derived headwords

العَفْزُnoun

1.
walnutboth
The edible nut, specifically a walnut.

العَفَازُnoun

1.
walnutclassical
Similar to العَفْزُ, referring to the edible walnut.

المُعَافَزَةُnoun

1.
playful affectionclassical
The act of a man playfully interacting with his family or spouse.

عَفَزَverb

1.
to make kneelclassical
To cause a camel to kneel down.

العَفَازَةُnoun

1.
small hillclassical
A small hill or mound.

العُفَازَةُnoun

1.
cotton bollclassical
The boll of a cotton plant.

Parallel reading

العفز: الجوز المأكول، كالعفاز

Al-'afz: The edible nut, like al-'afaz.

وملاعبة الرجل أهله، كالمعافزة

And a man's playful interaction with his family, like al-mu'afazah.

وإناخته بعيره

And his making his camel kneel.

والعفازة، كسحابة: الأكمة

And al-'afazah, like sahābah: a small hill.

وبالضم: جوزة القطن

And with dammah: the cotton boll.