ج ر ف ش

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something large, bulky, or imposing, particularly in reference to men and their physical attributes like the belly or sides. It can also refer to a large beard.

Derived headwords

الجَرَنْفَشnoun

1.
Large manclassical
A man who is large and imposing in stature.
2.
Large bellyclassical
A man with a large or protruding belly.
3.
Large sidesclassical
A man with broad or large sides.

الجَرَافِشnoun

1.
Large manclassical
Similar to الجرنفش, referring to a large and imposing man.
2.
Large bellyclassical
A man with a large belly.
3.
Large sidesclassical
A man with large sides.

جرنفش اللحيةadjective

1.
Large-beardedclassical
Describing a man with a large or thick beard.

Parallel reading

الجَرَنْفَش، كسمندل: العظيم من الرجال

Al-jaranfash, like samandal: the great man.

العظيم البطن

The one with a large belly.

أو هو العظيم الجنبين

Or he is the one with large sides.

كالجرافش، بالضم

Like al-jarafsh, with damma.

وإنه لجرنفش اللحية

And indeed he has a large beard.

أي ضخمها

Meaning, making it large.