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الدفنس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes individuals characterized by foolishness, dullness, or slowness. It extends to concepts of being heavy, sluggish, and also encompasses negative traits like stinginess and laziness, particularly in a pastoral context.

Derived headwords

الدَّفْنَسnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish womanboth

    A woman characterized by foolishness or lack of intelligence.

  2. 2.
    dull manboth

    A man who is foolish, dull-witted, or lacking in sharpness.

الدَّفْنَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish personboth

    A person, male or female, who is foolish or dull-witted.

  2. 2.
    stingy personclassical

    Someone who is characterized by stinginess or miserliness.

  3. 3.
    lazy shepherdclassical

    A shepherd who is lazy and neglects his flock by falling asleep and leaving them unattended.

المَدْفَنِسadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy personboth

    A person who is physically heavy or sluggish.

  2. 2.
    unmoving personboth

    Someone who is slow to move or reluctant to leave a place; sluggish.

Parallel reading

الدَّفْنَس، بالكسر: الحمقاء
Al-dafnis (with kasra): the foolish woman.
والأحمق الدني، كالدفناس
And the base fool, like al-dafnas.
والمدفنس: الثقيل الذي لا يبرح
And al-madfnis: the heavy one who does not move from his place.
والدفناس: البخيل
And al-dafnas: the stingy one.
والراعي الكسلان ينام ويترك إبله وحدها ترعى
And the lazy shepherd who sleeps and leaves his camels to graze alone.