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ضفند

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to the concept of being large, stout, and perhaps foolish or clumsy. It describes a large, foolish individual and is noted as a quadriliteral root formed by reduplication.

Derived headwords

الضفنددnoun
  1. 1.
    Large, foolish personclassical

    A person who is both large and foolish or stupid.

Parallel reading

الضفندد: الضخم الاحمق.
The large, foolish person: the stout, foolish one.
وهو ملحق بالخماسى بتكرير آخره.
And it is appended to the quadriliteral (roots) by repeating its last letter.