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د ف ن س

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes foolishness, stupidity, and lack of intelligence in women, extending to general foolishness and lowliness in men. It also encompasses meanings related to heaviness, slowness, and stinginess.

Derived headwords

الدَّفْنَسnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish womanclassical

    A woman characterized by foolishness and lack of sense.

  2. 2.
    stupid womanclassical

    A woman who is foolish, simple-minded, and perhaps clumsy.

الدَّفْنَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    stingy personclassical

    A person, particularly a man, who is characterized by stinginess and avarice.

  2. 2.
    lazy shepherdclassical

    A shepherd who is lazy and neglects his flock, often falling asleep and leaving them unattended.

  3. 3.
    foolish, base personclassical

    A man who is foolish, ignoble, and of low character.

  4. 4.
    obscene personclassical

    A person, possibly a man, who is vulgar or uses indecent language.

المَدْفَنَسnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy personclassical

    A person, typically a man, who is slow, heavy, and inactive.

  2. 2.
    unmoving personclassical

    Someone who is inert and does not move or change their position.

Parallel reading

الدفنس، بالكسر: المرأة الحمقاء.
Al-difnas, with kasra: the foolish woman.
كجيب الدفنس الورهاء ريعت وهي تستفلى
Like the vulva of the foolish, simple-minded woman, she was startled while being sought.
وقيل: الدفنس: الرعناء البلهاء.
And it was said: Al-difnas: the reckless, simple-minded woman.
هي البلهاء
She is the simple-minded one.
عميمة ضاحي الجسم ليست بعثة ولا دفنس يطبي الكلاب خمارها
A maternal aunt with a prominent body, she is not awake nor a foolish woman whose veil attracts dogs.
الدفنس: الأحمق الدنيء
Al-difnas: the foolish, base person.
وفي بعض الأصول: البذي
And in some manuscripts: the vulgar one.
كالدفناس قال: والفاء زائدة.
Like al-difnās, he said: and the 'fa' is extra.
الدفنس: المرأة الثقيلة.
Al-difnas: the heavy woman.
والمدفنس: الثقيل الذي لا يبرح
And al-madfanas: the heavy one who does not move.
الدفناس: البخيل
Al-difnās: the stingy one.
إذا الدعرم الدفناس صوى لقاحه فإن لنا ذودا ضخام المحالب
When the stingy, foolish one gathers his camels, then we have a herd with large udders.
وقيل: الدفناس هنا هو: الراعي الكسلان الذي ينام ويترك إبله وحدها ترعى
And it was said: Al-difnās here is: the lazy shepherd who sleeps and leaves his camels to graze alone.