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الخنفع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe someone who is foolish, stupid, or lacking in intelligence. It is primarily used as an adjective to denote a type of foolishness.

Derived headwords

الخُنْفَعُadjective
  1. 1.
    Foolishboth

    Describing a person who is foolish, stupid, or lacking in sense.

خُنْفَعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Foolboth

    A person characterized by foolishness or stupidity.

Parallel reading

الخنفع، كقنفذ: الأحمق.
Al-khunfa', like qunfudh: the fool.