ط ن ف ش

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a weakness or defect in vision, specifically squinting or narrowing the eyes when looking at something. It also extends to describe a person with poor eyesight.

Derived headwords

الطَّنْفَشnoun

1.
man with weak eyesightclassical
A man who has weak eyesight or poor vision.

الطَّنْفَشِيّnoun

1.
man with weak eyesightclassical
A man who has weak eyesight or poor vision. This is an alternative form to الطنفش.

طَنْفَشَverb

1.
to squintboth
To narrow one's eyes when looking at something, often due to poor vision or bright light.

الطَّنْفَشَةnoun

1.
squintingboth
The act of narrowing one's eyes when looking at something; a squint.

Parallel reading

وهو الرجل الضعيف البصر.

And he is the man with weak eyesight.

الطنفشة: تحميج النظر

Al-tanfasha: squinting of the sight.

وقد طنفش عينه، إذا صغرها عند النظر.

And he squinted his eye, if he narrowed it when looking.