العفل

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a protrusion or excess, particularly concerning female anatomy, animal fat, and physical characteristics. It also extends to concepts of clothing, insults, and geographical locations.

Derived headwords

العَفَلُnoun

1.
Protrusion from womenclassical
Something that protrudes from the female genitalia, akin to a swelling or prolapse.
2.
Shyness of a she-camelclassical
The shyness or modesty exhibited by a she-camel, comparable to the 'adra (a swelling) in men.
3.
Excess fatclassical
Abundant fat between the legs of a male goat or bull, often used for castrated animals.
4.
Line between anus and penisclassical
The line or furrow situated between the anus and the penis.
5.
Ram's fatclassical
The fat of a ram's testicles and surrounding areas, used for assessing its fattiness.

العَفْلَةُnoun

1.
Protrusion from womenclassical
Something that protrudes from the female genitalia, akin to a swelling or prolapse.
2.
Shyness of a she-camelclassical
The shyness or modesty exhibited by a she-camel, comparable to the 'adra (a swelling) in men.

عَفَلَverb

1.
To protrudeclassical
To protrude or emerge, referring to the anatomical sense for women.
2.
To be shyclassical
To exhibit shyness or modesty, as a she-camel.

عَفِلَverb

1.
To protrudeclassical
To protrude or emerge, referring to the anatomical sense for women.
2.
To be shyclassical
To exhibit shyness or modesty, as a she-camel.

تَعْفِيلٌnoun

1.
Repairingclassical
The act of repairing or rectifying something, possibly related to the anatomical protrusion.
2.
Attributionclassical
The act of attributing or relating something to a source or origin.

عَفْلَاءُadjective

1.
Having protrusionclassical
Describing a woman who has a protrusion from her genitalia.
2.
Shy (she-camel)classical
Describing a she-camel that is shy or modest.

العَافِلُnoun

1.
One who wears short clothesclassical
A person who wears short garments over longer ones.

عَفَّالٌadjective

1.
Insulting (woman)classical
A term of abuse or insult directed towards a woman.

عُقْرَانٌname

1.
Mountain nameclassical
A mountain belonging to the tribe of Banu Abi Bakr bin Kilab.

العَفْلَاءُnoun

1.
Inverted lipclassical
A lip that turns inward or is inverted, especially when laughing.

بَنُو العُفَيْلِname

1.
Descendants of Malik bin Sa'dclassical
The lineage of Malik bin Sa'd, who were the kinsmen of Al-A'raj.

Parallel reading

شيء يخرج من قبل النساء، وحياء الناقة، كالأدرة للرجال.

Something that emerges from the female genitalia, and the shyness of a she-camel, like the swelling ('adra) for men.

عفلت، كفرح، فهي عفلاء.

She (a woman) had a protrusion, as in 'faraha', and she is 'afalaa'.

والتعفيل: إصلاحه، والنسبة إليه.

And 'ta'feel' means its repair, and attribution to it.

والعفل: كثرة شحم ما بين رجلي التيس والثور، ولا يكاد يستعمل إلا في الخصي، والخط بين الدبر والذكر، وشحم خصيتي الكبش وما حوله، ومجس الكبش ليعرف سمنه.

And 'al-'afl' is the abundance of fat between the legs of a male goat and a bull, and it is scarcely used except for a castrated animal, and the line between the anus and the penis, and the fat of the ram's testicles and what is around them, and prodding the ram to know its fatness.

والعافل: من يلبس الثياب القصار فوق الطوال.

And 'al-'aafil' is one who wears short clothes over long ones.

وكقطام: شتم للمرأة.

And like 'qattaam': an insult for a woman.

وبهاء: ماءة عادية بقربه.

And its 'bahaa' (beauty/water): a common water source near it.

والعفلاء: الشفة التي تنقلب عند الضحك.

And 'al-'afalaa' is the lip that turns inward upon laughing.

وبنو العفيل، كزبير: بنو مالك بن سعد، رهط العجاج.

And Banu Al-'Ufayl, like 'Zubayr': the descendants of Malik bin Sa'd, the kinsmen of Al-'Ajaaj.