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اليفن

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes elderly or mature beings, specifically humans and animals. It also extends to the concept of something being well-developed or mature, such as a calf that has started walking.

Derived headwords

الْيَفَنُnoun
  1. 1.
    elderly manclassical

    An old man, advanced in age.

الْيَفَنُnoun
  1. 1.
    mature calfclassical

    A young bull or calf that has begun to walk or stand on its own after birth.

يَفَنٌnoun
  1. 1.
    maturityclassical

    The state of being mature or well-developed.

يَفِنٌadjective
  1. 1.
    matureclassical

    Describing something that has reached a state of maturity or advanced development.

يَفِنَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    cowclassical

    A female bovine animal.

  2. 2.
    pregnant cowclassical

    A cow that is pregnant or carrying a calf.

Parallel reading

الشيخ الكبير
The elderly man
والعجل إذا أربع
And the calf when it stands on its legs
والمتفنن
And the one who is mature/well-developed
ج: يفن
Plural: yefen
وبهاء: البقرة
And with 'bahaa': the cow
أو الحامل
Or the pregnant one