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خرفج

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of spaciousness, abundance, and extravagance. It can describe a wide or ample living, and by extension, something that is loose, flowing, or excessively large, particularly in clothing.

Derived headwords

مُخَرْفَجadjective
  1. 1.
    spacious, ampleboth

    Describing a life or living that is wide, abundant, and luxurious.

  2. 2.
    loose-fitting, flowingclassical

    Referring to clothing, especially trousers, that are excessively wide and hang down, covering the feet.

خَرْفَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to live luxuriouslyclassical

    To live a life that is spacious, abundant, and perhaps extravagant.

خَرْفَجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    spaciousness, abundanceclassical

    The state of being spacious, ample, or luxurious in living.

خَرْفَجِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    luxurious, extravagantclassical

    Pertaining to or characterized by luxurious and abundant living.

Parallel reading

عيش مخرفج، أي واسع.
A spacious life, meaning wide.
كره السراويل المخرفجة
He disliked the flowing trousers.
هي التي تقع على ظهور القدمين.
They are those which fall upon the tops of the feet.
جارية شبت شبابا خرفجا
A young woman who grew up with abundant youth.
كأن منها القصب المدملجا
As if from her were the well-formed reeds.
سوق من البردى ما تعوجا
A market of papyrus that does not bend.