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ض ر ف ط

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to binding, tying, and securing with ropes. It also extends to describe a large, stout person and a specific childhood game.

Derived headwords

ضَرْفَطَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to tie tightlyclassical

    To bind something or someone tightly with ropes or cords.

ضَرْفَطَةًnoun
  1. 1.
    tight bindingclassical

    The act of tying or binding tightly with ropes.

مُضَرْفَطًاadjective
  1. 1.
    tied upclassical

    Secured or bound tightly with ropes.

جاء فلان مضرفطا بالحبال — So-and-so came tied up with ropes — أي موثقا
الضَّرْفَاطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fat personclassical

    A stout, large, and big-bellied person.

الضَّرْفَطَىnoun
  1. 1.
    fat personclassical

    A stout, large, and big-bellied person.

الضَّرَافِطnoun
  1. 1.
    fat peopleclassical

    A plural for a stout, large, and big-bellied person.

التَّضَرْفُطverb
  1. 1.
    to play a gameclassical

    A specific game where one person rides another, extending their legs from under the armpits and placing them on the neck of the ridden person.

الضُّرَيْفِطِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    a gameclassical

    A children's game, likely referring to the act described by التضرفط.

ضَرَافِطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fat peopleclassical

    A plural for الضرفاطة, referring to stout, large, and big-bellied people.

قوم ضرافطة — A group of stout people — هو جمع الضرفاطة

Parallel reading

أي شده بالحبل وأوثقه.
Meaning to tie him with a rope and secure him.
يقال: جاء فلان مضرفطا بالحبال، أي موثقا.
It is said: So-and-so came tied up with ropes, meaning secured.
والضرفاطة والضرفطى، بكسرهما والضرافط، بالضم: البطين الضخم الكبير
And al-Dharfatah and al-Dharfata, with their kasra, and al-Dharafit, with its damma: the stout, large, and big-bellied one.
والتضرفط: أن تركب أحدا، صاحبك وتخرج رجليك من تحت إبطيه وتجعلهما على عنقه
And al-Tadharfut: is to ride someone, your companion, and extend your legs from under his armpits and place them on his neck.
والضريفطية، كدرهمية: لعبة لهم
And al-Durayfitiyyah, like durhamiyyah: a game of theirs.
قوم ضرافطة، هو جمع الضرفاطة.
A group of stout people; it is the plural of al-Dharfatah.