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طنفس

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of coarseness, ugliness, and poor quality, extending to descriptions of ill temper and the wearing of excessive clothing. It also encompasses terms for rugs, mats, and coarse fabrics.

Derived headwords

طَنِفَverb
  1. 1.
    to become ill-temperedboth

    To change one's disposition from good to bad, becoming ill-mannered or ill-tempered.

  2. 2.
    to wear excessivelyclassical

    To wear an abundance of clothing, often implying ostentation or excess.

الطُّنْفُسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    rug, carpetboth

    A type of rug or carpet, often made of coarse material.

  2. 2.
    coarse fabricboth

    A piece of coarse fabric, which could be a rug, a garment, or a mat.

  3. 3.
    matclassical

    A mat made from palm leaves or similar material, typically about a cubit wide.

الطُّنْفُسadjective
  1. 1.
    coarse, uglyclassical

    Describing something as coarse, unrefined, unpleasant, or ugly in nature or appearance.

الطَّنَافِسnoun
  1. 1.
    rugs, carpetsboth

    The plural of 'طنفسة', referring to multiple rugs or carpets.

Parallel reading

ساء خلقه بعد حسن
His disposition became bad after being good.
وَلَبِسَ الثِّيَابَ الْكَثِيرَةَ
And he wore abundant clothes.
وَالطُّنْفُسَةُ، مُثَلَّثَةُ الطَّاءِ وَالْفَاءِ، وَبِكَسْرِ الطَّاءِ وَفَتْحِ الْفَاءِ، وَبِالْعَكْسِ: وَاحِدَةُ الطَّنَافِسِ لِلْبُسُطِ وَالثِّيَابِ
And al-tunfusah, with the three vowels on the Taa and Faa, and with kasra on the Taa and fatha on the Faa, and vice versa: is a single unit of al-tanaafis for rugs and clothes.
وَالْحَصِيرُ مِنْ سَعَفٍ عَرْضُهُ ذِرَاعٌ
And a mat made from palm leaves whose width is a cubit.
وَالطُّنْفُسُ، بِالْكَسْرِ: الرَّدِيءُ السَّمِجُ الْقَبِيحُ
And al-tunfus, with kasra: is the bad, coarse, ugly one.