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الضنفس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a type of insect, specifically a beetle or a similar crawling creature. It may also extend to concepts of being slow or sluggish, possibly due to the nature of such creatures.

Derived headwords

الضِّنْفِسnoun
  1. 1.
    beetleclassical

    A type of insect, often described as a beetle or a similar crawling creature.

الضِّنْبِسnoun
  1. 1.
    beetleclassical

    An alternative form or variant spelling for a beetle or similar crawling insect.

Parallel reading

الضِّنْفِس، كالضِّنْبِس: زِنَةً ومَعْنًى.
Al-ḍinfis, like al-ḍinbis: in weight and meaning.