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قعفز

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a specific manner of sitting, characterized by a hunched or gathered posture. It conveys a sense of being compact or drawing oneself in while seated.

Derived headwords

القَعْفَزَىnoun
  1. 1.
    hunched sittingclassical

    A manner of sitting in a hunched or gathered posture, drawing the limbs in.

اقْعَنْفَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to sit hunchedclassical

    To sit in a hunched or gathered posture, drawing oneself in.

Parallel reading

جلس فلان القعفزى
So-and-so sat in the hunched manner.
وقد اقعنفز
And he sat hunched.
أي جلس مستوفزا
Meaning, he sat in a gathered posture.