د ن ق ص

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to smallness or diminutiveness, specifically describing a small creature or a woman who is slender in build. There is some scholarly debate regarding the precise pronunciation and spelling of the word.

Derived headwords

الدَّنَفَصَةnoun

1.
small creatureclassical
A small, creeping animal or insect.
2.
slender womanclassical
A woman who is small and slender in her physical build.

دَنَفَصَةnoun

1.
small creatureclassical
A small, creeping animal or insect.
2.
slender womanclassical
A woman who is small and slender in her physical build.

Parallel reading

الدنفصة، بالكسر، أهمله الجوهري، وقال ابن دريد: هي دويبة

Ad-danfaṣah, with a kasrah, was neglected by Al-Jawhari, and Ibn Duraid said: it is a small creature.

وتسمى المرأة الضئيلة الجسم دنفصة

And a woman who is small in body is called danfaṣah.

واختلف في هذا الحرف

And there was disagreement regarding this letter.

فالذي في العباب والتكملة وسائر نسخ القاموس بالفاء

So, what is in Al-ʿAbbāb, Al-Takmilah, and the rest of the copies of Al-Qāmūs is with a Fāʾ.

وضبطه صاحب اللسان بالقاف وصححه

And the author of Al-Lisān vocalized it with a Qāf and corrected it.