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الرنف

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the extremities or edges of things, particularly in anatomy and physical objects. It also extends to descriptions of movement, specifically a swaying or rapid gait, and can refer to specific items like a type of plant or a sword.

Derived headwords

الرَّنَفnoun
  1. 1.
    type of plantclassical

    A specific type of plant, identified as 'Bahramaj al-bar'.

الرَّانِفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tip of nasal cartilageboth

    The tip of the cartilage of the nose.

  2. 2.
    fleshy part of handboth

    The fleshy part of the hand, specifically the palm area.

  3. 3.
    outer membrane of dungclassical

    The thin outer membrane or skin of an animal's dung pellet.

  4. 4.
    thin part of liverboth

    The thinner portion of the liver.

  5. 5.
    tip of a sleeveboth

    The extremity or edge of a sleeve.

  6. 6.
    lower part of buttocksboth

    The lower part of the buttocks when standing.

  7. 7.
    tent flapclassical

    A piece of cloth or covering hung down from the opening of a Bedouin tent, reaching to the ground.

رَوَا نِفnoun
  1. 1.
    tent flapsclassical

    Plural of 'ranifah', referring to the tent flaps or coverings.

أَرْفَنَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to droop earsclassical

    A female camel drooped her ears due to exhaustion.

أَرْفَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to sway headclassical

    A camel swayed its head while walking, causing the skin on its crown to move forward.

  2. 2.
    to hastenclassical

    A man quickened his pace.

المِرْنَافname
  1. 1.
    name of a swordclassical

    The name of a specific sword belonging to Al-Hufzan bin Shurayk.

Parallel reading

الرَّانِفَة: طرف غضروف الأنف
The ranifah: the tip of the nasal cartilage.
وألية اليد
And the fleshy part of the hand.
وجليدة طرف الروثة
And the thin outer membrane of the dung pellet.
و من الكبد: ما رق منها
And from the liver: its thinner part.
و من الكم: طرفها
And from the sleeve: its tip.
وأسفل الألية إذا كنت قائما
And the lower part of the buttocks when you are standing.
وكساء يعلق إلى شقاق بيوت الأعراب حتى تلحق بالأرض، ج: روانف
And a cloth that hangs down to the opening of the Bedouin tents until it reaches the ground, plural: rawanif.
وأرنفت الناقة بأذنيها: أرختهما إعياء
And the she-camel drooped her ears: she let them hang down due to exhaustion.
و البعير: سار فحرك رأسه، فتقدمت جلدة هامته
And the camel: it walked and moved its head, so the skin of its crown moved forward.
و الرجل: أسرع
And the man: he hastened.
والمرناف: سيف الحوفزان بن شريك
And the Mirnaf: the sword of Al-Hufzan bin Shurayk.