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القنفع

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes things that are short, lowly, or insignificant. It also extends to refer to specific small creatures and anatomical parts, often with a negative or diminutive connotation.

Derived headwords

القُنْفُذnoun
  1. 1.
    Short, lowly personclassical

    Refers to a person who is short in stature and considered base or ignoble.

القُنْفُذnoun
  1. 1.
    Mouse

    A small rodent, specifically a mouse.

القُنْفُعnoun
  1. 1.
    Short, lowly personclassical

    Similar to القنفذ, this term denotes a person who is short and base or ignoble.

القُنْفُعnoun
  1. 1.
    Mouse

    Also refers to a mouse, a small rodent.

القُنْفُعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Anusclassical

    Refers to the posterior opening of the digestive tract, the anus.

القُنْفَذَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Anusclassical

    Another term for the anus.

Parallel reading

القصير الخسيس
The short, ignoble one.
والفأرة
And the mouse.
كالقنفع
Like the short, ignoble person.
كزبرج
Like the mouse.
والقنفعة، بالضم: الاست
And al-qanaf'ah, with dammah: the anus.
والقنفذة
And al-qanafadhah.