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الحنفس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes someone who is lewd, shameless, and lacking in modesty. It primarily refers to a woman with these negative characteristics.

Derived headwords

الحَنْفَسadjective
  1. 1.
    Lewd, shamelessclassical

    Describing a woman who is lewd, indecent, and lacks shyness or modesty.

الحُفَنْسadjective
  1. 1.
    Lewd, shamelessclassical

    Synonymous with الحَنْفَس, referring to a woman who is lewd and shameless.

Parallel reading

الحنفس، بالكسر: البذيئة القليلة الحياء
Al-hanfas, with a kasra: the lewd, the one with little shyness.
كالحفنس
Like al-hafnis.