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القرفطة

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a specific manner of walking, akin to crouching or gathering oneself. It also extends to meanings related to gathering, contracting, and in a sexual context, a particular form of intercourse.

Derived headwords

القرفطةnoun
  1. 1.
    manner of walkingboth

    A specific way of walking characterized by a crouching or gathered posture.

  2. 2.
    form of intercourseclassical

    A particular sexual act or position.

القرمطةnoun
  1. 1.
    crouching walkclassical

    A manner of walking similar to القرفطة, implying a crouching or gathered gait.

اقرنفطverb
  1. 1.
    to crouchclassical

    To contract oneself, to gather one's limbs or body.

  2. 2.
    to gatherclassical

    To come together, to assemble.

تقبضverb
  1. 1.
    to contractboth

    To become smaller or shorter by drawing together; to shrink.

  2. 2.
    to gatherboth

    To collect or bring together.

اجتمعverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherboth

    To come together in one place or group.

  2. 2.
    to meetboth

    To come into the presence of someone by chance or arrangement.

جمعverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherboth

    To bring together or accumulate (a number of things or people).

  2. 2.
    to collectboth

    To bring or gather together (things, typically when scattered or widespread).

المقرنفطadjective
  1. 1.
    contractedclassical

    Describing a woman who has contracted herself, possibly in a sexual context.

  2. 2.
    angry and swollenclassical

    Describing someone who is excessively angry and appears swollen or puffed up.

Parallel reading

القرفطة في المشي: كالقرمطة
Al-qarfatah in walking: like al-qarmaṭah.
القرفطة في المشي: وضرب من الجماع
Al-qarfatah in walking: and a form of intercourse.
واقرنفط: تقبض
And iqranfaṭa: to contract.
واقرنفط: واجتمع
And iqranfaṭa: and to gather.
واقرنفط: و العنز: جمعت قطريها عند السفاد
And iqranfaṭa: and the she-goat: gathered her two sides at mating.
والمقرنفط: هن المرأة
And al-muqranfiṭ: is the woman.
والمقرنفط: والمستكثر من الغضب المنتفخ
And al-muqranfiṭ: and the one who is excessive in anger, swollen.