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عقفر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of destruction, ruin, and overwhelming calamity. It is used to describe severe misfortunes that lead to a person's demise.

Derived headwords

العنقفيرnoun
  1. 1.
    calamityclassical

    A great and overwhelming misfortune or disaster.

عقفرتهverb
  1. 1.
    destroyed himclassical

    To cause someone to be destroyed or ruined, often by overwhelming circumstances.

Parallel reading

العنقفير: الداهية.
Al-'unqufayr: the calamity.
يقال: عقفرته الدواهي، أي أهلكته.
It is said: 'The calamities destroyed him,' meaning they annihilated him.