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ض ن ف ط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a state of being large, particularly with a soft, flabby physique. It is primarily used to describe a man who is stout and corpulent.

Derived headwords

ضِنْفِطٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Fat, flabby, corpulentclassical

    Describing a man who is stout, soft, and has a large belly.

ضِنْفِطٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Corpulent manclassical

    A man characterized by stoutness, softness, and a large belly.

Parallel reading

رجل ضنفط، كجعفر، أي سمين رخو ض দুর্বল البطن
A corpulent man, like Ja'far, meaning fat, soft, and large-bellied.
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari omitted it.
وذكره الأزهري في الرباعي
And Al-Azharī mentioned it in the quadriliteral section.