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Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific type of bird, possibly a sparrow or a similar small creature. The terms derived from it are primarily nouns referring to this animal.

Derived headwords

العَضْفُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    Sparrow-like birdclassical

    A term for a small bird, likened to a sparrow.

العَيْضَفُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    Variant of a bird nameclassical

    An alternative form of the word 'al-'aḍfūṭ', with a similar meaning, possibly referring to a specific bird.

العَضْرَفُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    Bird nameclassical

    A name for a bird, which 'al- Ibn 'Abbād' states is synonymous with 'al-'ayḍafūṭ'.

عَضافيطnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of bird nameclassical

    The plural form of the noun referring to the bird.

Parallel reading

العضفوط، أهمله الجوهري.
Al-'aḍfūṭ, al-Jawharī neglected it.
وقال الليث: هو كعصفور
And al-Layth said: it is like 'usfūr (sparrow).
وقال ابن عباد: هو العيضفوط مثال حيزبون، لغة في العضرفوط
And Ibn 'Abbād said: it is al-'ayḍafūṭ, like ḥayzabūn, a variant pronunciation for al-'aḍrūfūṭ.
والجمع: عضافيط.
And the plural is: 'aḍāfīṭ.