خفج

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes physical ailments and deformities, particularly in animals like camels, relating to leg movement and weakness. It also extends to terms for specific plants, sexual intercourse, and tribal names, with some derived terms indicating physical robustness or lack thereof.

Derived headwords

الخَفْجُ، مُحَرَّكَةًnoun

1.
Camel diseaseclassical
A disease affecting camels, characterized by a specific ailment.

خَفَنَجَverb

1.
To have a leg ailmentclassical
Said of a camel when its legs move prematurely when trying to stand, as if trembling.

أَخْفَجُadjective

1.
Premature leg movementclassical
Describing a camel whose legs move prematurely when trying to stand, as if trembling.
2.
Crooked legclassical
Describing a person with a crooked leg.

الخَفْجُnoun

1.
Spring plantboth
A spring plant with broad leaves, described as whitish.

خَفْجَةٌnoun

1.
A single plantboth
A single specimen of the plant called 'khifj'.

خَفَجَverb

1.
To have sexual intercourseclassical
A term for sexual intercourse, particularly vigorous or animalistic.

خَفَجَverb

1.
To have a crooked legclassical
To have a crookedness or deformity in the leg.

خَفَجَverb

1.
To complain of leg painclassical
To complain of pain or fatigue in the leg or legs.

عَمُودٌ أَخْفَجُadjective

1.
Crooked poleclassical
A pole or column that is crooked or bent.

خَفَاجَةُname

1.
Tribal nameclassical
A name of a tribe, specifically a branch of Banu 'Uqayl, or possibly named after a woman or a person known for a specific act.

الخُفَيْجُnoun

1.
Thin waterclassical
Water that is thin or weak, possibly diluted.
2.
Weak personclassical
A weak or feeble person.

تَخَفَّجَverb

1.
To lean or inclineclassical
To lean, incline, or deviate from a straight course.

الخُنْفَجُnoun

1.
Fat boyclassical
A boy who is fleshy or plump.

الخَنَافِجُnoun

1.
Fat boysclassical
Plural of 'khunfaj', referring to fleshy or plump boys.

خُفَاجٌadjective

1.
Large and proudclassical
Describing a boy who is large, proud, and boastful.

الخُفَنْجِيُّadjective

1.
Weak and uselessclassical
Describing a man who is weak, soft, and of no use or capability.

الخُفَنْجَاءُadjective

1.
Weak and uselessclassical
Describing a man who is weak, soft, and of no use or capability (feminine form).

Parallel reading

الخفج، محركة: داء للإبل

Al-khifj, with vowel movement: a disease of camels.

وقد خفنج البعير كفرح خفجا وخفجا، وهو أخفج إذا كانت رجلاه تعجلان بالقيام قبل رفعه إياهما، كأن به رعدة.

And a camel may suffer from khifnaj (like faraha) with khifjan and khifjan, and it is akhfaj if its legs hasten to stand before it lifts them, as if it has a tremor.

والخفج نبت ربيعي عريض الورق، واحدتخ خفجة

And al-khifj is a spring plant with broad leaves; its singular is khifjah.

وقال أبو حنيفة: الخفج: بفتح الفاء: بقلة شهباء لها ورق عراض.

And Abu Hanifa said: Al-khifj, with fatha on the fa: a whitish herb with broad leaves.

وخفج: جامع، في اللسان: الخفج: ضرب من النكاح

And khifj: to have intercourse; in Al-Lisan: Al-khifj is a type of sexual intercourse.

وقال الليث: الخفج، من المباضعة

And Al-Layth said: Al-khifj is from coitus.

فإذا هو يرى التيوس تنب على الغنم خافجة

And behold, he saw the male goats mounting the ewes, khifajah (copulating).

قال: الخفجخ: السفاد، وقد يستعمل في الناس

He said: Al-khifjkh is copulation, and it may be used for humans.

والخفج: عوج في الرجل، خفج خفجا وهو أخفج

And al-khifj: crookedness in the leg; he has a crooked leg, khifja, and he is akhfaj.

وقال أبو عمر و: الأخفج: الأعوج الرجل من الرجال.

And Abu Amr said: Al-akhfaj: a man with a crooked leg.

وخفج فلان إذا اشتكى ساقه

And so-and-so suffered from khifj if he complained of his leg.

ومن ذلك عمود أخفج، أي معوج

And from this is an akhfaj pole, meaning crooked.

قد أسلموني والعمود الأخفجا وشبة يرمي بها الجال الرجا

They have abandoned me and the crooked pole, and a spear with which the men throw at the people.

وخفاجة بالفتح: حي من بني عامر

And Khifajah, with fatha: a tribe from Banu 'Amir.

والخفيج الثريب من الماء، والضعيف

And al-khufaij: thin water, and the weak (person).

وتخفج: مال

And takhifja: to lean.

والخنفج، والخنافج، بضمهما: الغلام الكثير اللحم.

And al-khunfaj, and al-khanafij, with damma on both: the fleshy boy.

وبه خفاج أي كبر.

And he has khifaj, meaning he is large/proud.

وغلام خفاج: صاحب كبر وفخر

And a khifaj boy: one full of pride and boastfulness.

والخفنجي والخفنجاء، مقصورا وممدودا: الرجل الرخو الذي لا غناء عنده

And al-khufanji and al-khufanja, short and long: the soft man who has no use for him.