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Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something large, thick, or abundant, particularly concerning hair like a beard, or features like eyebrows. It can also refer to an elderly man.

Derived headwords

العَفَنشnoun
  1. 1.
    elderly manclassical

    An old man, often implying a certain gravitas or perhaps a slightly unkempt appearance.

  2. 2.
    thick/abundant beardclassical

    Refers to a beard that is thick, abundant, or large.

عَفَنشadjective
  1. 1.
    thick-eyebrowedclassical

    Describing someone with large or thick eyebrows.

  2. 2.
    thick-beardedclassical

    Describing someone with a thick or abundant beard.

عَفَانِشnoun
  1. 1.
    thick/abundant beardclassical

    The thick, abundant, or large aspect of a beard.

عَفَنْشَverb
  1. 1.
    to become thick/long (beard)classical

    The beard became thick, abundant, or long.

عَنْفَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to become thick/long (beard)classical

    The beard became thick, abundant, or long. This is presented as a variant or related form.

Parallel reading

هو الشيخ الكبير
He is the elderly man.
إنه لعفنش اللحية
He has a thick beard.
وعفانشها
And its (the beard's) abundance.
رجل عفنش العينين
A man with thick eyebrows.
إذا كان ضخم الحاجبين
If he has large eyebrows.
عفنشت لحيته
His beard became thick.
وعنفشت
And it became thick.
ضخمت
It became thick.
قيل: طالت
It was said: it became long.