العقف

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of bending, curving, or being crooked. It extends to describe physical objects that are bent, animals with deformities, and even abstract concepts like harshness or poverty. It also encompasses specific names and terms for animals and tools.

Derived headwords

العَقْفnoun

1.
foxclassical
A wild animal known for its cunning, specifically the fox.

عَقَفَهُverb

1.
to bend itboth
To cause something to bend or curve.

الأعْقَفadjective

1.
poor, needyclassical
Describing someone who is poor and in need of assistance.
2.
harsh, roughclassical
Referring to a person from the desert who is crude, uncivilized, or harsh in manner.
3.
crooked, bentboth
Describing something that is bent or not straight.
4.
curvedboth
Bent or curved in shape.

العَقْفَاءnoun

1.
bent iron toolclassical
A piece of iron whose end is twisted and bent, often used for a specific purpose.
2.
poisonous plantclassical
A plant with leaves resembling rue, which is poisonous to sheep but harmless to camels.

العُقَيْفَاءnoun

1.
poisonous plantclassical
An alternative name for the plant described under العقفاء, known for its toxicity to sheep.

العَكَافَةnoun

1.
hooked wooden stickclassical
A wooden stick with a hook or bent end, used for pulling or reaching things, similar to a shepherd's crook.

العُقَافnoun

1.
disease of sheep's legsclassical
A disease affecting the legs of sheep, causing them to become crooked or deformed.

عَاقِفadjective

1.
crooked-leggedclassical
Describing a sheep that has crooked legs due to a disease.

مَعْقُوفَةadjective

1.
bent, crookedclassical
Describing something that is bent or crooked, often referring to the legs of an animal.

عَقْفَانname

1.
tribal nameclassical
A proper name for a tribe, specifically a branch of the Khuzā'ah tribe.
2.
location nameclassical
A place name located in the Hijaz region.
3.
ancestor nameclassical
The ancestor of the Hims (a type of donkey).
4.
ancestor nameclassical
The ancestor of the Sūd (a type of bird or animal).

العُقَيْفَانnoun

1.
long-legged antsclassical
A type of ant characterized by its long legs, often found in ruins and burial sites.

عَقْفnoun

1.
bent part of udderclassical
A specific part of a cow's udder that deviates from the normal shape during milking.

انْعَقَفَverb

1.
to become crookedboth
To become bent, curved, or crooked.

تَعَقَّفَverb

1.
to become crookedboth
To become bent, curved, or crooked; synonymous with انعقف.

Parallel reading

العقف: الثعلب.

Al-'aqf: The fox.

وعقفه، كضربه: عطفه.

And 'aqafahu, like Darabahu: to bend it.

والأعقف: الفقير المحتاج، و من الأعراب: الجافي، والأعوج، والمنحني.

And Al-A'qaf: the poor, the needy; and from the Bedouins: the harsh, the crooked, the bent.

والعقفاء: حديدة قد لوي طرفها، وفيها انحناء، ونبت ورقه كالسذاب يقتل الشاء، ولا يضر بالإبل، ويقال: العقيفاء.

And Al-'Aqfā': an iron tool whose end is twisted and has a bend, and a plant whose leaves are like rue, which kills sheep but does not harm camels; and it is also called Al-'Uqayfā'.

والعقافة، كرمانة: خشبة في رأسها حجنة يمد بها الشيء كالمحجن.

And Al-'Aqāfah, like Rummānah: a wooden stick with a hook at its head, by which something is pulled, like a crook.

والعقاف، كغراب: داء في قوائم الشاء تعوج منه، وشاة عاقف ومعقوفة الرجل.

And Al-'Aqāf, like Ghurāb: a disease in the legs of sheep from which they become crooked, and a sheep that is 'āqif and ma'qūfah.

وعقفان، كعثمان: حي من خزاعة، وع بالحجاز، وجد الحمر من النمل، وفارز: جد السود.

'Aqfān, like 'Uthmān: a tribe from Khuzā'ah, and a place in Hijaz, and the ancestor of donkeys from ants, and Fāriz: the ancestor of the Sūd.

والعقيفان: النمل الطويل القوائم، يكون في المقابر والخربات.

And Al-'Uqayfān: the long-legged ants, found in graves and ruins.

وكصبور، من ضروع البقر: ما يخالف شخبه عند الحلب.

And like Sabūr, from the udders of cows: that which deviates from its shape during milking.

وانعقف: انعوج، كتعقف.

And In'aqafa: to become crooked, like Ta'aqqafa.