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د ع ف ص

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe a small, frail, or insignificant woman. It is primarily used as a noun to denote such a person.

Derived headwords

الدعفصةnoun
  1. 1.
    frail womanclassical

    A woman who is small in stature and has a delicate or weak body.

  2. 2.
    insignificant womanclassical

    A woman who is considered small or unimportant in terms of her physical presence.

Parallel reading

الدعفصة، بالكسر، أهمله الجوهري
Ad-da'fasa, with a kasra, was neglected by Al-Jawhari.
وقال ابن دريد: هي المرأة الضئيلة القليلة الجسم
And Ibn Duraid said: It is the small woman with little body.
نقله الصاغاني في كتابيه، وصاحب اللسان.
Al-Saghani transmitted it in his two books, and the author of Al-Lisan.