خنشفر

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses rare and obscure words, primarily focusing on the noun 'خنشفير' and its potential meanings related to a calamity or a type of bird. It also touches upon the related, more common word 'خنفشار' and its usage in modern Arabic for arrogance, noting its etymological discussion.

Derived headwords

الخنشفيرnoun

1.
calamityclassical
A great and overwhelming calamity or disaster.

خنشفيرnoun

1.
calamityclassical
A great and overwhelming calamity or disaster.

الخنفشارnoun

1.
arrogancemodern
An inflated sense of self-importance or arrogance, often displayed ostentatiously.
2.
plant that curdles milkclassical
A type of plant that has the property of curdling milk.

خنفشارnoun

1.
arrogancemodern
An inflated sense of self-importance or arrogance, often displayed ostentatiously.
2.
plant that curdles milkclassical
A type of plant that has the property of curdling milk.

خشنشارnoun

1.
water birdclassical
A type of water bird, specifically one that is prey for falcons.

Parallel reading

أم خنشفير: (الداهية)

Umm Khunshafir: (the calamity).

والوزن به غريب

And the meter with it is strange.

ولو قال كزنجبيل كان أولى وأقرب للتفهيم

And if he had said like 'zanjabil', it would have been more appropriate and closer to understanding.

وهاذه اللفظة قريبة من لفظة الخنفشار، بالكسر

And this word is close to the word 'al-khunfashar', with a kasra.

وهي مولدة اتفاقا

And it is agreed upon that it is a neologism.

استعمل الآن في التعاظم

It is used now for arrogance.

ولها قصة عجبة ذكرها المقري في نفح الطيب

And it has a wondrous story mentioned by Al-Maqqari in Nafh al-Tib.

وأنشد الشعر الذي صنعه المولد بديهة على قوله حين سئل عنها فقال إنها نبت يعقد به اللبن

And he recited the poetry that the neologizer composed spontaneously upon being asked about it, saying it is a plant that curdles milk.

لقد عقدت محبتكم بقلبي كما عقد الحليب الخنفشار

Your love has bound my heart just as the Khunfashar curdles milk.

فتعجبوا من بديهته

So they marveled at his quick wit.

وقد نسب ذلك إلى أبي العلاء صاعد اللغوي صاحب الفصوص

And that has been attributed to Abu al-Ala Sa'id al-Lughawi, the author of Al-Fusus.

واستدرك شيخنا: خشنشار الواقع في قول أبي نواس

And our Sheikh added: Khunshashar, which occurs in the saying of Abu Nuwas.

كأنها مطعمة فاتها بين البساتين خشنشار

As if it were a decorated one, missed by her among the gardens, a Khunshashar.

قال شارح ديوانه: هو من طيور الماء

His commentator on his diwan said: It is from the water birds.

وهو قنص العقاب

And it is prey for falcons.

ونقله الخفاجي في شفاء الغليل

And Al-Khafaji transmitted it in Shifa' al-Ghalil.