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زنف

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of anger and its expression. It also has a secondary meaning associated with knowledge or learning.

Derived headwords

زَنَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to be angryboth

    To experience or express anger; to become enraged.

كَفَرِحَverb
  1. 1.
    to be angryclassical

    To be angry, similar to the pattern of 'faraha' (to be happy), indicating a state of anger.

تَزَنَّفَverb
  1. 1.
    to be angryclassical

    A verb form indicating the action or state of being angry.

زَنَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to knowclassical

    To possess knowledge or understanding of something.

عَدَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to knowclassical

    To know or be aware, used as a pattern for the verb 'zanifa'.

Parallel reading

زنف، كفرح: غضب
Zanifa, like kafaraḥa: to be angry.
وزنف، كعدل: علم
And zanifa, like 'adala: to know.