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عنف

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with harshness, roughness, severity, and the opposite of gentleness. It extends to concepts of early stages, beginnings, and taking something forcefully.

Derived headwords

عَنَفَverb
  1. 1.
    he treated him harshlyboth

    he treated him harshly

  2. 2.
    he treated him harshly alsoboth

    he treated him harshly also

عُنْفnoun
  1. 1.
    he treated him harshlyboth

    he treated him harshly

  2. 2.
    he treated him harshly alsoboth

    he treated him harshly also

عُنُفnoun
  1. 1.
    he treated him harshlyboth

    he treated him harshly

  2. 2.
    he treated him harshly alsoboth

    he treated him harshly also

عَنِيفadjective
  1. 1.
    harshboth

    Characterized by harshness, severity, or lack of gentleness.

عُنُفnoun
  1. 1.
    he treated him harshlyboth

    he treated him harshly

  2. 2.
    he treated him harshly alsoboth

    he treated him harshly also

اِعْتَنَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to take forcefullyboth

    To take hold of or deal with something in a harsh or forceful manner.

  2. 2.
    to dislikeclassical

    To find a place or land disagreeable or disliked.

مُعْتَنِفَةadjective
  1. 1.
    disagreeable (land)classical

    Describing animals (like camels) that are in a land or environment that is not suitable or agreeable to them.

تَعْنِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    reproachboth

    The act of blaming, censuring, or reproaching someone.

  2. 2.
    scoldingboth

    Harsh words or criticism directed at someone.

عُنْفُوَانnoun
  1. 1.
    the prime or beginning of somethingboth

    the prime or beginning of something

Parallel reading

العنف ضد الرفق
Harshness is the opposite of gentleness.
عنف عليه بالضم
He was harsh towards him (with the pronunciation 'unfa').
عنف به أيضا
He was treated harshly with it (also).
العنيف الذي ليس له رفق
The harsh one is he who has no gentleness.
والجمع عنف
And its plural is 'unf'.
إذا أخذته بعنف
If you took it with harshness.
اعتنفت الأرض، أي كرهتها
I found the land disagreeable, meaning I disliked it.
هذه إبل معتنفة، إذا كانت في بلد لا يوافقها
These are disagreeable camels, if they are in a land that does not suit them.
التعنيف: التعيير واللوم
Reproaching: is to blame and to censure.
عنفوان الشئ: أوله
The beginning of a thing: its start.
هو في عنفوان شبابه
He is in the prime of his youth.
عنفوان النبات. أوله
The beginning of a plant: its start.