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القنفلة

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a heavy, lumbering gait. It also extends to refer to a hedgehog and a large, stout female goat.

Derived headwords

القُنْفُذَةname
  1. 1.
    Hedgehogboth

    A small, spiny mammal known for rolling into a ball when threatened.

القُنْفُلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Heavy gaitclassical

    A slow, ponderous, and heavy manner of walking.

العنز الضخمةnoun
  1. 1.
    Large female goatclassical

    A female goat that is notably large and stout.

Parallel reading

المشية الثقيلة.
The heavy gait.
وكقنفذ: اسم،
And like a hedgehog: a name,
والعنز الضخمة.
And the large female goat.