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عذفر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of greatness, strength, and intensity, particularly when describing animals like camels and lions. It can also be used as a proper name.

Derived headwords

عَذَافِرadjective
  1. 1.
    great, strongboth

    Describing something as great and strong, often applied to camels.

عَذَافِرَةadjective
  1. 1.
    great, strongboth

    Feminine form of عذافر, used to describe a female camel as great and strong.

عَذَافِرname
  1. 1.
    name of a manclassical

    A proper name for a male individual.

عَذَافِرnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A name or epithet for a lion, likely due to its perceived strength and ferocity.

Parallel reading

جمل عذافر، وهو العظيم الشديد
A great and strong camel, meaning it is large and powerful.
وناقة عذافرة
And a great and strong female camel.
وعذافر: اسم رجل
And Uthafir: the name of a man.
ويسمى الاسد عذافرا
And the lion is called Uthafir.