عفج

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

The root 'عفج' primarily relates to the intestines, specifically the lower part or the contents within them. It also extends to meanings of hitting, sexual intercourse, and descriptions of foolishness, clumsiness, or large size, particularly in animals.

Derived headwords

العَفْجُnoun

1.
intestineboth
The intestine, specifically the lower part of the digestive tract. It can also refer to the contents of the intestine.
2.
stomach partclassical
The part of the stomach that receives food after the main stomach, analogous to the intestines in animals without a rumen.

العَفْجُnoun

1.
fatty intestinesclassical
Refers to the fatty intestines, particularly when describing someone as having gained weight.

أعفاجnoun

1.
intestinesboth
The plural of 'عفج', referring to the intestines.

عفجverb

1.
to hitboth
To strike or beat someone, often with a stick or hand.
2.
to have sexual intercourseclassical
To have sexual intercourse with a female slave or concubine.

عَفَجَverb

1.
to become fatclassical
To become fat, specifically referring to the intestines becoming fatty.

عَفَجَverb

1.
to have sexual intercourseclassical
To have sexual intercourse with a female slave or concubine.

عَفَجَverb

1.
to hitboth
To strike someone, particularly in the back or head with a stick, or by hand.

عَفَجَverb

1.
to commit sodomyclassical
To perform the act of sodomy with a young boy.

عَفْجَةnoun

1.
stickboth
A stick or rod used for hitting.
2.
blowboth
A strike or blow, delivered by hand or stick.

العَفْجَةُnoun

1.
water sourceclassical
A small pool or water source near water basins, from which people drink when the main basins dry up.

عَفِجٌadjective

1.
fatclassical
Describing someone whose intestines have become fatty, implying they are overweight.

الأعْفَجُadjective

1.
largeclassical
Describing something as large, particularly referring to the intestines.

المعفجadjective

1.
foolishclassical
An unintelligent person who cannot control their speech or actions.

المعفجةnoun

1.
stickboth
A stick or rod, used for hitting.

العفنججadjective

1.
clumsyclassical
Awkward, clumsy, and inept, unable to perform tasks properly.
2.
foolishclassical
Stupid or foolish.
3.
large and foolishclassical
Physically large, foolish, and gluttonous.
4.
thick-neckedclassical
Having thick jowls, cheeks, and shoulders; large-bodied and weak-minded.

العفنججnoun

1.
she-camelclassical
A large, old she-camel.
2.
fast she-camelclassical
A fast she-camel.

تعفجverb

1.
to swayclassical
To sway or stagger in one's gait, referring to a camel's walk.

اعفنججverb

1.
to hurryclassical
To move quickly or hasten.
2.
to be clumsyclassical
To be clumsy or awkward.

المعفاجnoun

1.
stick for washingclassical
A stick used for washing clothes.

Parallel reading

وهو المعى. وقيل: ما سفل منه.

It is the intestine. And it is said: what is below it.

وقيل: هو مكان الكرش لما لا كرش له.

And it is said: it is the place of the rumen for that which has no rumen.

والصحاح: ما يصير الطعام إليه بعد المعدة

And Al-Sihah: what the food goes to after the stomach.

وهو مثل المصارين لذوات الخف والظلف التي تؤدي إليها الكرش بعد ما دبغته

And it is like the intestines for those with hooves and cloven hooves to which the rumen leads after it has digested it.

العفج من أمعاء البطن لكل ما لا يجتر كالممرغة للشاة.

The 'afaj is from the intestines of the belly for everything that does not ruminate, like the reticulum for a sheep.

مباسيم عن غب الخزير كأنما ينقنق في أعفاجهن الضفادع

Their mouths are moist after eating, as if frogs are croaking in their intestines.

عفج عفجا فهو عفج: سمنت أعفاجه.

He became 'afaj, with 'afaj: his intestines became fatty.

يا أيها العفج السمين، وقومه هزلى تجرهم بنات جعار

O you fat one with fatty intestines, and his people are lean, dragged by the daughters of Ja'ar.

والأعفج: العظيمها أي الأعفاج.

And 'al-'afj: the large one, meaning the intestines.

وعفج بالعصاء يعفج، إذا ضرب.

And he struck with the stick, he strikes, when he hits.

وعفج جاريته: جامعها.

And he 'afaj his slave girl: he had intercourse with her.

وربما يكنى به أيضا عن الجماع.

And sometimes it is used as a euphemism for sexual intercourse.

وعفج جاريته: نكحها.

And he 'afaj his slave girl: he married her.

والمعفج، كمنبر: الأحمق الذي لا يضبط؛ الكلام والعمل

And al-ma'faj, like 'minbar': the foolish one who does not control his speech and actions.

وقد يعالج شيئا يعيش به على ذالك.

And he might manage something to live by that.

والعفاج: ما يضرب به.

And al-'afaj: what is used to strike with.

والمعفجة: العصا

And al-ma'fajah: the stick.

وقد عفجه بالعصا يعفجه عفجا: ضربه بها في ظهره ورأسه.

And he struck him with the stick, he strikes him a strike: he hit him with it on his back and head.

وقيل: هو الضرب باليد.

And it is said: it is hitting with the hand.

وهبت لقومي عفجة في عباءة ومن يغش بالظلم العشيرة يعفج

I gave my people a blow in a cloak, and whoever deceives his tribe unjustly will be struck.

والعفجة، بكسر الفاء: نهاء إلى جنب الحياض فإذا قلص ماء الحياض شربوا من ماء العفجة واغترفوا منها

And al-'afjah, with a kasra on the fa: a small pool near the basins, so when the water in the basins recedes, they drink from the water of the 'afjah and scoop from it.

وهو الأخرق الجافي الذي لا يتجه لعمل، وقيل: الأحمق فقط.

And he is the clumsy, uncouth one who cannot attend to work, and it is said: only foolish.

وأنشد: وإذ لم أعطل قوس ودي ولم أضع سهام الصبا للمستميت العفنجج

And he recited: And when I did not neglect my bow and did not abandon the arrows of youth for the one who is desperately seeking amusement, the clumsy one.

قال: المستميت: الذي استمات في طلب اللهو والنساء.

He said: Al-mustamīt: one who exerts himself excessively in seeking amusement and women.

وقال في مكان آخر: العفنجيج. بإثبات الياء وهو الجافي الخلق.

And he said elsewhere: Al-'afanjīj. With the affirmation of the ya, and he is of uncouth creation.

وقيل: هو الضخم الأحمق

And it is said: he is the large and foolish one.

أكوى ذوي الأضغان كيا منضجا منهم وذا الخنابة العفنججا

I cauterize those who bear grudges with a ripe cautery among them, and the one with the large, foolish frame.

والعفنجج أيضا: الضخم اللهازم والوجنات والألواح، وهو مع ذالك أكول فسل عظيم الجثة ضعيف العقل

And al-'afanjaj also: large in the jaws, cheeks, and shoulders; and with that, he is gluttonous, weak, large in body, and weak in mind.

قال سيبويه: عفنجج ملحق بجحنفل، ولم يكونوا ليغيروه عن بنائه، كما لم يكونوا ليغيروا عفججا عن بناء جحفل.

Sibawayh said: 'afanjaj is a suffix attached to 'jaḥnfal', and they would not change it from its structure, just as they would not change 'afjaj from the structure of 'jaḥfal'.

والعفنجج أيضا: الناقة الضخمة المسنة.

And al-'afanjaj also: the large, old she-camel.

وقيل: هي السريعة، وكذا ناقة عنفجيج، وسيأتي.

And it is said: she is the fast one, and likewise a fast she-camel, and it will come later.

وتعفج البعير في مشيه، أي توج.

And the camel swayed in its walk, meaning it staggered.

واعفنجج: أسرع.

And he hastened: he moved quickly.

العفج: أن يفعل الرجل بالغلام فعل قوم لوط عليه السلام.

Al-'afj: that a man does to a boy the act of the people of Lot, peace be upon him.

والمعفاج: الخشبة التي تغسل بها الثياب.

And al-ma'faj: the stick with which clothes are washed.

واعفنجج الرجل: خرق، عن السيرافي، كذا في اللسان.

And the man was clumsy: awkward, according to Al-Sirafi, as stated in Al-Lisan.