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زنفل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes a manner of walking characterized by heaviness or slowness, and also by speed. It is also used to refer to specific individuals and abstract concepts.

Derived headwords

زَنْفَلَverb
  1. 1.
    walked heavilyboth

    To walk with a heavy or burdened gait, suggesting slowness and difficulty.

  2. 2.
    walked quicklyboth

    To walk with speed, moving rapidly.

زَنْفَلٌname
  1. 1.
    Al-Zunfuliclassical

    A name referring to Al-Zunfuli, one of the jurists of Mecca, who was considered untrustworthy.

أم زنفلname
  1. 1.
    Mother of Zunfulclassical

    A kunya (patronymic/matronymic) used to refer to a cunning or shrewd person, particularly a woman.

Parallel reading

زنفل في مشيته: تحرك كالمثقل، وأسرع.
He walked heavily in his gait: he moved as if burdened, and he walked quickly.
وزنفل العرفي: أحد فقهاء مكة، غير ثقة.
And Al-Zunfuli: one of the jurists of Mecca, untrustworthy.
وأم زنفل: الداهية.
And Umm Zunful: the cunning one.