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خ ر ف ش

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to mixing, confusion, or disorder. It also has derivations referring to specific locations or a type of plan.

Derived headwords

المُخَرْفِشadjective
  1. 1.
    mixedclassical

    Describing something that is mixed or confused.

خَرْفَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to mixclassical

    To mix or confuse something.

خَرْفَشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    mixingclassical

    The act of mixing or confusing.

خِرْفَاشname
  1. 1.
    Khirfashclassical

    A place name, as mentioned in Lisan al-Arab.

الخُرَنْفُشname
  1. 1.
    Kharnafishclassical

    A place in Egypt, described as a 'khuṭṭah' (a plan or district).

Parallel reading

المخرفش، أي بفتح الفاء، أهمله الجوهري، وقال الصاغاني: هو المخلط، نقله ابن عباد.
Al-Mukharfash, meaning with a fatha on the fa, was neglected by Al-Jawhari. Al-Saghani said: it is the mixed one, as narrated by Ibn Abbad.
وقد خرفشه خرفشة: خلطه.
And he mixed it with a mixing: he mixed it.
وخرفاش، بالكسر: موضع، كذا في اللسان.
And Khirfash, with a kasra: a place, as stated in Lisan al-Arab.
والخرنفش كقذعمل: خطة بمصر.
And Al-Kharnafish, like Qadh'amal: a district in Egypt.