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سحفر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

The root سحفر (s-h-f-r) primarily relates to the concept of moving or extending rapidly and expansively. It encompasses notions of speed in action, speech, and spatial extent.

Derived headwords

اسحنفرَverb
  1. 1.
    to proceed rapidlyboth

    The verb describes a person moving forward with great speed and haste.

  2. 2.
    to speak expansivelyclassical

    Used metaphorically for speech, it means to proceed at length and with great scope in one's discourse.

مُسحنفِرadjective
  1. 1.
    spaciousclassical

    Describes a land or area that is wide, extensive, and spacious.

Parallel reading

اسحنفر الرجل، إذا مضى مسرعا.
A man proceeded rapidly, if he went quickly.
اسحنفر في خطبته، إذا مضى واتسع في كلامه.
He proceeded expansively in his speech, if he went on at length and broadened his discourse.
بلد مسحنفر، أي واسع.
A land is spacious, meaning wide.