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شرهف

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a state of being dry, unkempt, and perhaps rough or coarse, particularly in reference to a young person's appearance.

Derived headwords

شرهفother
  1. 1.
    dryness, roughnessclassical

    A state of dryness or roughness, possibly referring to hair or skin.

مشرهفadjective
  1. 1.
    dry-headed, unkemptclassical

    Describing a young boy whose hair is dry, disheveled, and rough.

كمشمعلadjective
  1. 1.
    unkempt, roughclassical

    Similar to 'مشرهف', describing someone with unkempt and rough hair.

جاف الرأسadjective
  1. 1.
    dry-headedclassical

    Literally 'dry of head', referring to hair that is dry and unkempt.

شعثadjective
  1. 1.
    disheveled, unkemptboth

    Describes hair or a person whose hair is scattered, disheveled, and unkempt.

قشفadjective
  1. 1.
    rough, coarseboth

    Describes something rough, coarse, or dry, often applied to skin or hair.

Parallel reading

وغلام مشرهف، كمشمعل: جاف الرأس، شعث، قشف.
And a boy 'musharraf', like 'kammashmal': dry-headed, disheveled, rough.