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العفرس

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the lion, with derived terms describing its strength and ferocity. It also extends to terms for a strong-necked camel and a specific historical figure.

Derived headwords

العَفْرِسnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionboth

    A term for a lion, often implying its strength and ferocity.

العُفْرِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionboth

    Another term for a lion, similar in meaning to العَفْرِس.

  2. 2.
    Abu Sahal Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Zuzaniclassical

    A kunya (patronymic) for a specific Shafi'i scholar, author of 'Jam' al-Jawami'.

وابن العفريس، كقنديل: هو أبو سهل أحمد بن محمد الزوزني الشافعي، ms0737 صاحب جمع الجوامع، اختصره من كتب الشافعي — And Ibn al-'Ufris, like qindil: he is Abu Sahal Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Zuzani al-Shafi'i, ms0737 the author of Jam' al-Jawami', which he abridged from the books of al-Shafi'i.
العِفْرَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionboth

    A term for a lion, emphasizing its ferocity or strength.

العَفْرُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionboth

    A term for a lion, possibly indicating a specific characteristic or intensity.

العَفْرَنِسnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionboth

    A term for a lion, similar to other derived forms.

  2. 2.
    Thick-necked camelclassical

    Describes a camel with a stout and strong neck.

والعفرنس، كخدرنق: الغليظ العنق من الإبل — And al-'Afranis, like khadranaq: the thick-necked one among the camels.
عَفْرَسَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To throw downclassical

    To cause someone or something to fall to the ground forcefully.

  2. 2.
    To overcomeclassical

    To defeat or gain mastery over an opponent.

وعفرسه: صرعه، وغلبه — And 'afarshahu: he threw him down, and overcame him.

Parallel reading

العفرس، بالكسر، والعفريس والعفراس والعفروس والعفرنس، كسفرجل: الأسد.
Al-'Afris, with kasra, and al-'Ufris, al-'Ifras, al-'Ufrus, and al-'Afranis, like safarjal: the lion.
وعفرسه: صرعه، وغلبه.
And he made him fall (causative): he threw him down, and overcame him.
والعفرنس، كخدرنق: الغليظ العنق من الإبل.
And al-'Afranis, like khadranaq: the thick-necked one among the camels.
وابن العفريس، كقنديل: هو أبو سهل أحمد بن محمد الزوزني الشافعي، ms0737 صاحب جمع الجوامع، اختصره من كتب الشافعي.
And Ibn al-'Ufris, like qindil: he is Abu Sahal Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Zuzani al-Shafi'i, ms0737 the author of Jam' al-Jawami', which he abridged from the books of al-Shafi'i.