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الغطريف

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes noble, generous, and handsome individuals, often young men. It also extends to meanings related to pride, arrogance, and the young of birds of prey.

Derived headwords

الغطريفadjective
  1. 1.
    Noble, esteemedboth

    Referring to a person of high social standing and respect.

  2. 2.
    Generous, affluentboth

    Describing someone who is liberal with their wealth and possesses means.

  3. 3.
    Young manboth

    A youthful male.

  4. 4.
    Handsome, elegantboth

    Possessing good looks and refined appearance.

الغطرافadjective
  1. 1.
    Noble, esteemedclassical

    Similar to الغطريف, denoting nobility and high status.

  2. 2.
    Generous, affluentclassical

    Indicating generosity and wealth.

  3. 3.
    Young manclassical

    A youthful male.

الغطارفةnoun
  1. 1.
    Lords, noblesboth

    The plural form referring to esteemed and noble individuals.

  2. 2.
    Generous peopleboth

    Plural of those who are wealthy and liberal.

  3. 3.
    Young menboth

    Plural of young men.

الذبابnoun
  1. 1.
    Young of the falconclassical

    The immature bird of prey, specifically a falcon or goshawk.

فرخ البازيnoun
  1. 1.
    Young goshawkclassical

    The chick or young of a goshawk.

الحسنnoun
  1. 1.
    Beauty, handsomenessboth

    The quality of being pleasing to the eye or aesthetically appealing.

الغطروفadjective
  1. 1.
    Handsome, elegantclassical

    Possessing good looks and refined appearance, often implying youthfulness.

الشاب الظريفnoun
  1. 1.
    Elegant, charming young manclassical

    A description of a young man who is both handsome and pleasant in demeanor.

تغطرفverb
  1. 1.
    To be arrogantclassical

    To behave with excessive pride and haughtiness.

  2. 2.
    To strutclassical

    To walk in a proud, stiff, and haughty manner.

الخيلاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Arrogance, haughtinessboth

    An excessive sense of one's own importance or superiority.

العبثnoun
  1. 1.
    Frivolity, vanityclassical

    Lightheartedness or lack of seriousness, often in a vain or boastful way.

Parallel reading

الغطريف: السيد الشريف
Al-Ghutrif: the noble lord.
والسخي السري
and the generous, affluent one.
والشاب
and the young man.
كالغطراف
like Al-Ghutraf.
ج: الغطارفة
Plural: Al-Ghutārifah.
والذباب
and the young of the falcon.
وفرخ البازي
and the young goshawk.
والحسن
and the beauty.
كالغطروف
like Al-Ghutruf.
أو كفردوس: الشاب الظريف
or like Firdaws: the elegant young man.
وتغطرف: تكبر واختال في المشي
And Taghartafa: he was arrogant and strutted in his walk.
والغطرفة: الخيلاء
And Al-Ghartafah: the arrogance.
والعبث
and the vanity.