اقعنفز

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root describes various forms of sitting, crouching, and moving in a constricted or hunched manner. It also extends to the act of speaking forcefully or defensively, and to a type of plant.

Derived headwords

اِقْعَنْفَزَverb

1.
to sit hunchedboth
To sit in a hunched or crouched position, drawing the knees and thighs close to the body, as if preparing for an action.

قَعْفَزَىadverb

1.
hunchedclassical
Describing the manner of sitting in a hunched or crouched posture.

مُسْتَوْفِزًاadjective

1.
crouchedclassical
In a state of being crouched or hunched, ready to move or act.

قَعْفَزَ لَهُ الْكَلامُverb

1.
to speak defensivelyclassical
When speech is directed towards someone, it means to speak in a way that aims to repel or ward off something from oneself.

تَقَعْفَزَverb

1.
to crouchboth
To crouch down, often in a manner resembling a beast or a person preparing to rest.

مُتَقَعْفِزَةadjective

1.
hunchedclassical
Describing a tree that is bent over or hunched, possibly due to age or growth pattern.

الْقَعْفُوزnoun

1.
a type of plantclassical
A specific kind of plant.

Parallel reading

جَلَسَ الْقَعْفَزَى

He sat in a hunched manner.

أَيْ: مُسْتَوْفِزًا

Meaning: crouched.

وَقَعْفَزَ لَهُ الْكَلامُ: إِذَا أَرَادَ دَفْعَهُ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ

And speech was directed towards him to repel it: if he intended to ward it off from himself.

وَفِي الْمَشْيِ: مَشَى مَشْيًا ضَيِّقًا

And in walking: he walked with a constricted gait.

وَالرَّجُلُ: جَلَسَ جَلْسَةَ الْمُحْتَبِي، ضَامًّا رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَفَخِذَيْهِ، كَالَّذِي يَهُمُّ بِأَمْرٍ

And the man: sat the sitting of one who hugs his knees, drawing his knees and thighs together, like one who is about to undertake something.

وَتَقَعْفَزَ: بَرَكَ

And he crouched: he knelt down.

وَشَجَرَةٌ مُتَقَعْفِزَةٌ

And a hunched tree.

مُتَكَبِّبَةً

Bending over.

وَالْقَعْفُوزُ: نَبْتٌ

And the Qafuz: is a plant.