صعفر

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the rapid scattering, fleeing, and dispersal of animals, particularly wild asses and goats, often triggered by fear. It can also refer to the twisting or turning of a neck.

Derived headwords

اِصْعَنْفَرَverb

1.
to scatter and fleeboth
To scatter, disperse, and flee rapidly, especially when startled or frightened.
2.
to twistclassical
To twist or turn, specifically referring to the neck.

اِصْعِنْفَارnoun

1.
scattering and fleeingclassical
The act of scattering, dispersing, and fleeing rapidly.

مُصْعَنْفِرadjective

1.
scattered and fleeingclassical
Describing animals that are scattered, dispersed, and fleeing.

مُسْحَنْفِرadjective

1.
scattered and fleeingclassical
Describing animals that are scattered, dispersed, and fleeing (variant of مصعنفر).

صَعْفَرَverb

1.
to twistclassical
To twist or turn, specifically referring to the neck.

تَصَعْفَرَverb

1.
to twistclassical
To twist or turn, specifically referring to the neck.

Parallel reading

واصعنفرت الحمر، إذا تفرقت ونفرت وأسرعت فرارا وابذعرت

And the wild asses scattered, when they dispersed, took fright, and fled rapidly and were startled.

فلم يصب واصعنفرت جوافلا

He did not hit, and they scattered, fleeing.

وكذالك المعز، اصعنفرت نفرت وتفرقت

And likewise the goats, they scattered, took fright, and dispersed.

كما اصعنفرت معزى الحجاز من الشعف

Just as the goats of the Hijaz scattered from the high pastures.

واصعنفرت العنق: التوت

And the neck twisted: it turned.

كصعفرت، وتصعفرت

Like صعفرت (it twisted), and تصعفرت (it twisted).