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العقنفس

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a type of beetle or insect, possibly with connotations of being small, crawling, or insignificant. It may also extend to terms for certain plants or obscure objects.

Derived headwords

العَقَنْفَسnoun
  1. 1.
    Beetleclassical

    A type of insect, often described as crawling or small.

  2. 2.
    Obscure plantclassical

    A plant with an unclear or obscure nature, possibly a weed.

العَفَنْقَسnoun
  1. 1.
    Beetleclassical

    Synonymous with العَقَنْفَس, referring to a type of beetle.

عَقْفَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To crawlclassical

    To move slowly and laboriously, like a beetle or insect.

  2. 2.
    To be obscureclassical

    To be hidden, unclear, or difficult to understand.

عَقْفَسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Crawlingclassical

    The act of crawling or moving slowly.

  2. 2.
    Obscurityclassical

    A state of being unclear or hidden.

مَا عَقْفَسَهُother
  1. 1.
    What crawled it?classical

    An interrogative phrase asking about the cause of something crawling or moving.

مَا عَفْقَسَهُother
  1. 1.
    What crawled it?classical

    An interrogative phrase, similar to مَا عَقْفَسَهُ, asking about the cause of crawling.

Parallel reading

العقنفس، بتقديم القاف، كالعفنقس.
Al-'aqnfus, with the qaf preceding, is like al-'afnqas.
وما عقفسه: ماعفقسه.
And what crawled it: is what 'afqasahu.