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طفشء

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe weakness, particularly in men, and can also refer to poor eyesight. It is noted as a quadriliteral root, possibly related to the word 'tinfashil'.

Derived headwords

الطَّفَنْشَأnoun
  1. 1.
    weak manclassical

    A man who is weak or feeble.

  2. 2.
    poor eyesightclassical

    Someone who has weak or impaired vision.

طفنشأother
  1. 1.
    weakclassical

    Describing someone as weak or feeble, particularly a man.

Parallel reading

الطفنشأ كسمندل في التهذيب في الرباعي عن الأموي مقصور مهموز
Al-Tafansha' is like samandal in Al-Tahdhib, in the quadriliteral from Al-Umari, shortened and hamzated.
هو الضعيف من الرجال
He is the weak one among men.
وضعيف البصر أيضا
And also weak of sight.
وقال شمر: هو الطفنشل، باللام
And Shamir said: It is al-Tafanshal, with a lam.