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ض ن ف س

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something or someone that is soft, weak, or ignoble. It also has a comparison to a frog, suggesting a sluggish or perhaps repulsive quality.

Derived headwords

الضَّنْفَسnoun
  1. 1.
    Soft, ignoble personclassical

    A person characterized by softness, weakness, and ignobility.

الضُّنْبُسnoun
  1. 1.
    Soft, ignoble personclassical

    Synonymous with الضنفس, referring to a soft, weak, and ignoble individual.

الضَّنْفَسnoun
  1. 1.
    Frogclassical

    A creature resembling a frog, likely due to its sluggish or soft nature.

Parallel reading

الضنفس، كالضنبس زنة ومعنى، أي الرخو اللئيم
The dhnfis, like the dhnbs in weight and meaning, meaning the soft, ignoble one.
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
ونقله ابن سيده والصاغاني عن الليث
And Ibn Sidah and Al-Sagani transmitted it from Al-Layth.
وزاد الأخير: الضنفس كالضفدع
And the latter added: The dhnfis is like the frog.