خ ن ف س

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to aversion, turning away, and avoidance, often stemming from dislike. It also encompasses terms for a lion, a specific location, a type of camel, and a common insect.

Derived headwords

خَنْفَسَverb

1.
to turn away fromclassical
To dislike a group of people and turn away from them, or to turn away from a matter.

خُنْفُسَةًnoun

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aversionclassical
The act of disliking people and turning away from them.

الخَنَافِسُnoun

1.
lionclassical
A name for a lion, possibly derived from 'al-khafs' meaning dominance in wrestling.

الخَنَافِسُnoun

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place nameclassical
A place near Anbar where an Arab market was held, or it is the name of a water source.

دِيرُ الخَنَافِسِname

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monastery nameclassical
A monastery on a towering mountain west of the Tigris, known for a talisman causing its walls and floors to turn black for three days each year due to small insects, which then disappear.

يَوْمُ الخُنْفُسِname

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day nameclassical
One of the days of the Arabs, also described as a region in Yamama near Khazala and Murayfiq.

الخُنْفُسَةُnoun

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contented camelclassical
A type of camel that is content with the slightest pasture, derived from 'al-khafs' meaning eating little.

الخَنْفَسَاءُnoun

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black beetleboth
A small, black, foul-smelling insect found at the base of walls, smaller than a scarab beetle.

ويقال: هو ألج من الخنفساء. لرجوعها إليك كلما رميت بها — And it is said: 'He is more persistent than the beetle,' referring to its tendency to return to you whenever you throw it away.

الخُنْفُسُnoun

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male beetleclassical
The male of the 'khanfasā'' (beetle), also referred to as 'anẓab' and 'ḥanẓab'.

الخُنْفُسُnoun

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black beetle (variant)both
A variant name for the black beetle, with a damma on the first letter.

والخنفس الأسود من نجره ... مودة العقرب، في السر — And the black beetle from its burrow... affection of the scorpion, in secret.

الخُنْفُسَةُnoun

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black beetle (variant)both
Another variant name for the black beetle, with a kasra on the first letter.

وثرملة تسعى وخنفسة تسري — And a sandgrouse runs and a beetle scurries.

خُنْفُسٌname

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male given nameclassical
A nickname for a man.

Parallel reading

خنفس الرجل عن القوم خنفسة، إذا كرههم وعدل عنهم

A man turned away from a people with aversion, if he disliked them and turned away from them.

وكذا خنفس عن الأمر، إذا عدل عنه

And likewise, he turned away from the matter, if he deviated from it.

والنون زائدة، ولذا ذكر الصاغاني غالب هذه المادة في خ ف س

And the 'nun' is extra, and for this reason, al-Saghani mentioned most of this material under 'kh-f-s'.

والخنافس، بالضم: الأسد، نقله الصاغاني

And 'al-khanāfis', with damma: the lion, as narrated by al-Saghani.

والخنافس، بالفتح: ع. قرب الأنبار

And 'al-khanāfis', with fatha: a place near Anbar.

كان يقام بها سوق للعرب، وقيل: هو اسم ماء

A market for the Arabs was held there, and it was said: it is the name of a water source.

ودير الخنافس عل طود شاهق غربي دجلة، وفيه طلسم

And the Monastery of al-Khanāfis is on a towering mountain west of the Tigris, and it contains a talisman.

وهو أنه تسود في كل سنة ثلاثة أيام حيطانه وسقوفه وأرضه بالخنافس الصغار

It is that its walls, ceilings, and ground turn black for three days each year due to small insects.

والخنفسة، كقرطقة وعلبطة، من الإبل: الراضية بأدنى مرتع

And 'al-khunfusah', like 'qartaqah' and 'alabaṭah', referring to camels: the contented one with the slightest pasture.

وهي هذه الدويبة السوداء المنتنة الريح، وهي أصغر من الجعل، تكون في أصول الحيطان

It is this small black insect with a foul smell, smaller than a scarab beetle, found at the base of walls.

ويقال: هو ألج من الخنفساء

And it is said: 'He is more persistent than the beetle.'

وقال أبو عمر و: هو الخنفس، للذكر من الخنافس، وهو العنظب والحنظب

And Abu 'Amr said: It is 'al-khunfus', the male of the 'khanāfis', which is 'al-'anẓab' and 'al-ḥanẓab'.

وخنفس: لقب رجل. حكاه ثعلب

And 'Khunfus': a nickname for a man. Tha'lab narrated this.