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قعفز

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes specific ways of sitting or crouching, often with a sense of readiness or compactness. It also extends to a manner of walking and a form of speech used for deterrence.

Derived headwords

اِقْعَنْفَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to sit compactlyclassical

    The man sat in a compact, gathered manner, as if ready to move.

القَعْفَزَىnoun
  1. 1.
    compact sittingclassical

    A manner of sitting that is compact and gathered, as described by Al-Farra'.

قَعْفَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to sit gatheredclassical

    The man sat in a posture like that of someone preparing for sexual intercourse, drawing his knees and thighs close.

  2. 2.
    to walk narrowlyclassical

    He walked with a narrow, constricted gait.

كَعَقْفَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk narrowlyclassical

    He walked with a narrow, constricted gait, similar to the verb قعفز.

Parallel reading

اِقْعَنْفَزَ الرجل: جلس القعفزى، أي مستوفزا
The man sat compactly: he sat in the Qafza posture, meaning gathered.
وقَعْفَزَ له الكلام، إذا أراد دفعه عن نفسه بتهديد
And speech was used to deter him, if he intended to push someone away from himself with a threat.
قَعْفَزَ في المشي: مشى مشيا ضيقا، كعقفز
He walked narrowly: he walked with a constricted gait, like 'ak'afza.
قَعْفَزَ الرجل: جلس جلسة المحتبي ضاما ركبتيه وفخذيه، كالذي يهم بأمر شهوة له
The man sat compactly: he sat in the posture of someone hugging their knees and thighs, like one who is about to engage in something desired.