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العنفص

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes negative attributes of women, including vulgarity, immodesty, and unpleasant physical characteristics. It also extends to negative character traits in general, animalistic terms, and abstract concepts like arrogance and boastfulness.

Derived headwords

العنفصnoun
  1. 1.
    Vulgar womanboth

    A woman who is vulgar, immodest, and has little shame.

  2. 2.
    Slender womanboth

    A woman who is physically small and slender, yet very active.

  3. 3.
    Wicked womanclassical

    A woman who is a wicked and malicious seductress.

  4. 4.
    Arrogant womanclassical

    A short woman who is conceited and self-admiring.

  5. 5.
    Female fox cubboth

    The female cub of a fox.

  6. 6.
    Ill-mannered personboth

    Someone who is ill-mannered or of bad character.

العنفصةnoun
  1. 1.
    Talkative womanboth

    A woman who talks excessively.

  2. 2.
    Foul-smellingboth

    Having a foul or unpleasant odor.

التعنفصnoun
  1. 1.
    Arroganceboth

    Arrogance, haughtiness, and insolence.

  2. 2.
    Lightnessclassical

    Lightness or frivolity.

  3. 3.
    Boastfulnessboth

    Conceit, vanity, and boastfulness.

Parallel reading

العنفص، بالكسر: المرأة البذيئة القليلة الحياء
Al-'unfusu (with kasra): the vulgar woman with little shame.
والقليلة الجسم، الكثيرة الحركة
And the one of small build, with much movement.
والداعرة الخبيثة
And the wicked seductress.
والقصيرة المختالة المعجبة
And the short, conceited, self-admiring one.
وجرو الثعلب الأنثى
And the female cub of the fox.
والسيئ الخلق
And the ill-mannered one.
والعنفصة: الكثيرة الكلام
And al-'unfasa: the excessively talkative one.
والمنتنة الريح
And the foul-smelling one.
والتعنفص: الصلف
And al-ta'anfusu: arrogance.
والخفة
And lightness.
والخيلاء
And conceit.
والزهو
And boastfulness.