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قنفذ

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

The root قنفذ primarily relates to the hedgehog, a spiny mammal. It extends to describe various elevated or clustered formations, such as sand dunes, trees, or even specific anatomical parts of a camel. The root also encompasses terms for specific locations and, metaphorically, for a nocturnal tattletale.

Derived headwords

القُنْفُذnoun
  1. 1.
    hedgehogboth

    The common hedgehog, a small, spiny mammal known for rolling into a ball when threatened.

  2. 2.
    porcupineclassical

    Also refers to a porcupine, another spiny mammal.

  3. 3.
    mouseclassical

    The word can also refer to a mouse.

  4. 4.
    camel's scent glandclassical

    The scent gland or sweat channel behind a camel's ear.

  5. 5.
    raised sand moundclassical

    A slightly elevated or clustered formation of sand.

  6. 6.
    dense tree growthclassical

    A place with abundant and clustered trees.

  7. 7.
    tree in sandclassical

    A tree growing in the middle of a sandy area.

  8. 8.
    place with dense vegetationclassical

    A location where plants grow densely and intertwined.

  9. 9.
    tattletaleclassical

    A person who tattles or spreads gossip, likened to a hedgehog's nocturnal activity.

القُنْفُظnoun
  1. 1.
    hedgehogclassical

    An alternative form for the hedgehog, considered unusual.

القُنْفُذَةnoun
  1. 1.
    dense tree growthclassical

    Abundant and prominent tree growth.

  2. 2.
    water sourceclassical

    A water source belonging to the Banu Numayr tribe, or Banu Tamim.

  3. 3.
    area below the crownclassical

    The part of the head below the crown (قمحدوة).

تَقَنْفَذَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to strikeclassical

    To strike something with a stick, similar to how a hedgehog might be struck.

  2. 2.
    to graspclassical

    To grasp or seize something.

القَنَافِذnoun
  1. 1.
    low hillsclassical

    Low, non-tall hills.

  2. 2.
    sand dunesclassical

    Sand dunes or mounds.

  3. 3.
    road obstaclesclassical

    Obstacles or mounds in a road.

القُنْفُذِيّname
  1. 1.
    nisba nameclassical

    A nisba (genealogical attribution) derived from a grandfather named Qunfudh.

Parallel reading

القنفذ، وتفتح الفاء
The hedgehog, and the fa' can be opened (vowelized).
وكذالك القنفظ، وهو غريب
And likewise the qanfadh, which is unusual.
وهو معروف، هاكذا نص عبارة المحكم، فلا يلام بكونه فسر المشهور المتداول بالغريب
It is known, thus is the text of the Muhkam, so he is not blamed for explaining the famous and common with the obscure.
وهي بهاء
And it is with ha' (feminine ending).
والقنفذ: الفأر
And the qinfidh: the mouse.
والقنفذ: ذفرى البعير
And the qinfidh: the camel's scent gland.
هو مسيل العرق من خلف أذني البعير
It is the channel of sweat from behind the camel's ears.
القنفذ: المجتمع المرتفع شيئا من الرمل
The qinfidh: a slightly elevated gathering of sand.
قنفذ الرمل: كثرة شجره
The qinfidh of the sand: its abundant trees.
القنفذ يكون في الجلد بين القف والرمل
The qinfidh is in the skin between the rocky ground and the sand.
القنفذ: الشجرة في وسط الرمل
The qinfidh: the tree in the middle of the sand.
القنفذة: كثرة شجره وإشرافه
The qinfadha: its abundant and prominent trees.
ومننه قنفذ الدراج كرمان، اسم لموضع
And from it is Qunfadh al-Darraj, like Kirman, a name for a place.
وبالهاء يعني القنفذة: ماءة لبني نمير
And with the ha' meaning al-qinfadha: a water source for Banu Numayr.
تقنفذه بالعصا: ضربه كما يضرب القنفذ
To qanfadhahu with a stick: to strike him as a hedgehog is struck.
القنافذ: أجبل غير طوال، أو أحبل رمل، أو نبك في الطريق
Al-Qanafidh: low hills, or sand dunes, or mounds in the road.
محلاا كوعساء القنافذ ضاربا به كنفا كالمخدر المتأجم
A place like the difficult terrain of the qanafidh, striking with it a sheltered, secluded place.
ويقال للنمام: قنفذ ليل
And the tattletale is called: qinfidh layl.
ما أبيض شطرا، أسود ظهرا، يمشي قمطرا، ويبول قطرا، وهو القنفذ
What is white on one side, black on its back, walks with its head bowed, and urinates drop by drop, and it is the hedgehog.
يقال للموضع الذي دون القمحدوة من الرأس القنفذة
The place below the crown of the head is called al-qinfadha.
وتقنفذه: تقبضه
And taqanfadhahu: to grasp it.
حسان بن الجعد القنفذي منسبو إلى جده قنفذ بن حرام من بني بلي بطن
Hassan bin al-Ju'd al-Qunfudhi is attributed to his grandfather Qunfudh bin Haram from Banu Baly, a clan.
وكذالك قنفذ بن مالك بطن
And likewise Qunfudh bin Malik, a clan.
ظهر القنافد: موضع بمصر
Dhahir al-Qanafidh: a place in Egypt.