الفعفع

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the young of goats and swiftness. It also extends to descriptions of men, including their speed, cowardice, and professions like shepherd or butcher.

Derived headwords

الفعفعnoun

1.
Young goatboth
Refers to a young male goat.
2.
Agile manboth
Describes a man who is light and quick in his movements.

كفدفدnoun

1.
Young goatclassical
An alternative term for a young male goat, synonymous with الفعفع.

الفعافعnoun

1.
Agile manboth
Similar to الفعفع, it describes a man who is light and quick.
2.
Shepherdclassical
A person who tends to sheep, derived from the root's association with herding.

السريعadjective

1.
Fastboth
Describes someone or something that moves with great speed.

زجر الغنمverb

1.
To herd sheepboth
The act of driving or urging sheep, often with calls.

كالفعفعةnoun

1.
Herding callboth
A sound or call used to drive sheep, like 'فع فع'.

فعفعverb

1.
To say 'فع فع'both
To utter the sound 'فع فع', typically used as a call to sheep.

الفعفعيadjective

1.
Cowardlyboth
Describing someone who is timid or fearful.

الفعفعانيadjective

1.
Cowardlyclassical
Similar to الفعفعي, denoting a cowardly person.
2.
Shepherdclassical
One who tends to sheep.
3.
Butcherclassical
One who slaughters animals, particularly for meat.

الجبانadjective

1.
Cowardlyboth
A person lacking courage.

الراعيnoun

1.
Shepherdboth
A person who looks after sheep or cattle.

القصابnoun

1.
Butcherboth
A person who sells meat.

الفعفعانnoun

1.
Cowardclassical
A person who is cowardly.
2.
Shepherdclassical
One who tends to sheep.
3.
Butcherclassical
One who slaughters animals for meat.

الفيفعيnoun

1.
Cowardclassical
A person lacking courage.
2.
Shepherdclassical
One who tends to sheep.
3.
Butcherclassical
One who slaughters animals for meat.

تفعفعverb

1.
To hastenboth
To move or act with great speed.

Parallel reading

الفعفع، كفدفد: الجدي، والرجل الخفيف، كالفعافع، بالضم، والسريع، وزجر الغنم، كالفعفعة.

Al-fa'fa', like fadafada: the young goat, and the agile man, like al-fa'afi' (with damma), and the swift, and herding sheep, like al-fa'fa'ah.

وقد فعفع: إذا قال لها: فع فع.

And he said fa'fa'a: if he said to it: 'Fa' fa'.

والفعفعي والفعفعاني: الجبان، كالفعفاع، و: الراعي، والقصاب، كالفعفعان والفيفعي والفعافع، بالضم.

And al-fa'fa'i and al-fa'fa'ani: the coward, like al-fa'fa', and: the shepherd, and the butcher, like al-fa'fa'an, and al-fayfay'i, and al-fa'afi' (with damma).

وتفعفع: أسرع.

And tafa'fa'a: he hastened.