كرف

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the action of a donkey sniffing the urine of a female donkey, often followed by raising its head. It also extends to the general act of smelling something and, in a derived sense, to something becoming spoiled or rotten.

Derived headwords

كَرَفَverb

1.
to sniff urineclassical
Specifically used for a male donkey sniffing the urine of a female donkey, then raising its head.

يَكْرِفُverb

1.
to sniff urineclassical
Present tense form of the verb describing a male donkey sniffing the urine of a female donkey.

يُكْرِفُverb

1.
to sniff urineclassical
Another present tense form of the verb describing a male donkey sniffing the urine of a female donkey.

أَكْرَفَverb

1.
to sniff urineclassical
An alternative form of the verb for a male donkey sniffing the urine of a female donkey.

كَرِفَverb

1.
to sniff urineclassical
Another form of the verb for a male donkey sniffing the urine of a female donkey.

كَرَفَهَاverb

1.
to sniff her urineclassical
A specific conjugation indicating the action of sniffing the urine of a female donkey.

مِكْرَافadjective

1.
habitual snifferclassical
Describes a donkey that habitually sniffs the urine of a female donkey.

كَفَتَverb

1.
to smellclassical
A general term for smelling something, derived from the specific act of sniffing urine.

أَفْسَدَverb

1.
to spoil
To cause something to become rotten or spoiled, particularly used for an egg.

الكِرْفَئُnoun

1.
rottennessclassical
Refers to something that is rotten or spoiled, similar to 'كرثئ'.

الكَرْثَئُnoun

1.
rottennessclassical
A synonym for 'الكرفئ', indicating rottenness or spoilage.

Parallel reading

كَرَفَ الحِمَارُ وَغَيْرُهُ يَكْرِفُ وَيُكْرِفُ: شَمَّ بَوْلَ الأَتَانِ، ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ، وَقَلَبَ جَحْفَلَتَهُ

The donkey and others sniffed the female donkey's urine, then raised their heads and moved their jaws.

وَلَا يُقَالُ فِي الحِمَارِ: شَفَتَهُ، وَوَهَمَ الجَوْهَرِيُّ

And it is not said of a donkey: 'it licked it', and Al-Jauhari was mistaken.

وَحِمَارٌ مِكْرَافٌ: مُعْتَادُهُ

And a 'mikraf' donkey is one that habitually sniffs.

وَكُلُّ مَا شَمَمْتَهُ فَقَدْ: كَرِفْتَهُ

And whatever you have smelled, you have 'kariftahu' (smelled it).

وَأَكْرَفَتِ البَيْضَةُ: أَفْسَدَتْ

And the egg became 'akrafat' (spoiled).

وَالكِرْفَئُ: الكَرْثَئُ

And 'al-kirfa' is 'al-kartha'.

وَذَكَرَهُ الجَوْهَرِيُّ فِي الهَمْزِ وَهُمَا

And Al-Jauhari mentioned it under the section of hamza, and they are two.