الخنيف

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of coarseness, roughness, and deviation. It encompasses terms for coarse materials like linen, rough paths, and physical deformities. It also extends to behavioral traits such as arrogance, anger, and unusual gaits in animals, as well as specific historical figures and places.

Derived headwords

الخِنِيفnoun

1.
Coarse linenclassical
The worst kind of linen, or a thick, white garment made of linen.
2.
Pathboth
A road or path.
3.
Boisterousnessclassical
Liveliness, high spirits, or exuberance.
4.
Activityclassical
Liveliness and energetic movement.
5.
Under camel's armpitclassical
The area beneath the armpit of a she-camel.
6.
Abundant she-camelclassical
A she-camel that produces a large quantity of milk.

كُتُبnoun

1.
Pathsboth
Plural of 'khanyf' meaning roads or paths.

الخَلِيفnoun

1.
Coarse linenclassical
A variant pronunciation or spelling for coarse linen or a thick white garment.

خَنَفَverb

1.
To deviate in gaitclassical
A camel's gait where it shifts its front foot towards its flank.
2.
To pull the noseclassical
To pull the nose of an animal away from the reins.
3.
To be weak in the pasternsclassical
Referring to weakness or looseness in the pasterns of an animal.
4.
To incline the headclassical
For a mount to incline its head towards its rider while running.
5.
To cutclassical
To cut something like a citron or similar fruit.
6.
To strike the chestclassical
For a woman to strike her chest with her hand, often in grief.

خَنَفًاnoun

1.
Deviant gaitclassical
The act of a camel shifting its front foot towards its flank while walking.

خَانِفadjective

1.
Arrogantclassical
One who holds their nose high in arrogance or pride.

خَنُوفadjective

1.
Deviant gaitclassical
Describing a camel with a peculiar or deviating gait.
2.
Angryclassical
Full of anger or rage.

خُنُوفnoun

1.
Tracesclassical
The tracks or آثار left behind.

خِنْفَةnoun

1.
Cut piececlassical
A piece that has been cut off, especially from a fruit like a citron.
2.
Embarrassmentclassical
Something that causes shame or embarrassment.

مِخْنَافadjective

1.
Barren (animal)classical
An animal, particularly a male camel, that does not impregnate.
2.
Unproductive (person)classical
A person through whom what is grafted or cultivated does not yield fruit or succeed.

الأخْنَفadjective

1.
Asymmetrical chest/backclassical
Having one side of the chest or back lower or uneven.

خِنْفَةnoun

1.
Embarrassmentclassical
Something that causes shame or embarrassment.

خَيْنِفname

1.
Valley in Hijazclassical
A specific valley located in the Hijaz region.

أبو مخنفname

1.
Lut ibn Yahyaclassical
A Shia historian, considered unreliable and abandoned.

Parallel reading

الخنيف: أردأ الكتان، أو ثوب أبيض غليظ من كتان

Al-khanyf: the worst linen, or a thick white garment of linen.

والطريق، ج: ككتب

And the road, plural: kutub.

وما تحت إبط الناقة، لغة في الخليف

And what is under the armpit of the she-camel, a variant for al-khalif.

والناقة الغزيرة

And the abundant she-camel (in milk).

وخنف البعير يخنف خنافا: قلب في مسيره خف يده إلى وحشيه

And a camel deviates in its gait (yakhnufu khanaafan): it shifts its front foot towards its flank in its movement.

أو لوى أنفه من الزمام

Or it pulls its nose away from the reins.

أو هو لين في أرساغه

Or it is loose in its pasterns.

أو هو إمالة رأس الدابة إلى فارسه في عدوه

Or it is the inclination of the mount's head towards its rider in its gallop.

جمل خانف وخنوف، وناقة خنوف، ج: خنف

A camel that deviates in gait (khanif and khunuf), and a she-camel that deviates (khunuf), plural: khunuf.

والأترج ونحوه: قطعه

And a citron and the like: to cut it.

والقطعة منه: خنفة، محركة وبالكسر

And the piece from it: khunfah, with harakah and kasrah.

والمرأة: ضربت صدرها بيدها

And a woman: she struck her chest with her hand.

والخنوف: الغضب

And al-khunuf: anger.

وككتب: الآثار

And as kutub: the traces.

وخينف، كصيقل: واد بالحجاز، م

And Khaynaf, like sayqal: a valley in Hijaz, madi.

والخانف: الشامخ بأنفه كبرا

And al-khanif: the one who holds their nose high in arrogance.

وكمنبر: أبو مخنف لوط بن يحيى، أخباري شيعي تالف متروك

And as manbar: Abu Mikhnaf Lut ibn Yahya, a Shia narrator, considered lost and abandoned.

وجمل مخناف: لا يلقح، كالعقيم منا

And a barren camel (mikhnaf): it does not impregnate, like a sterile one among us.

ورجل مخناف: لا ينجب على يده ما يأبره من النخل وما يعالجه من الزرع

And a man who is unproductive (mikhnaf): what he grafts from the palms or treats in the crops does not yield fruit through him.

والخنف، محركة: انهضام أحد جانبي الصدر أو الظهر، صدر وظهر أخنف

And al-khanf, with harakah: the sinking of one side of the chest or back; an asymmetrical chest and back (akhnaf).

ووقع في خنفة، ويكسر، أي: ما يستحيا منه

And he fell into a shameful situation (khanfah, and with kasrah), meaning: what causes shame.