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ع ن ف ط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to terms for low-quality or unpleasant things, specifically referring to a base or ignoble man, and also a type of plant. It may also have a connection to the nose area.

Derived headwords

العنفطnoun
  1. 1.
    Ignoble manclassical

    A base, ignoble, or ill-mannered man.

  2. 2.
    Ground vineclassical

    A type of ground vine or creeper.

العنفطةnoun
  1. 1.
    Nose tipclassical

    The tip of the nose, specifically the area between the upper lip and the nose.

Parallel reading

هو الدنيء اللئيم السيئ الخلق من الرجال
He is the base, ignoble, ill-mannered man.
العنفط: عناق الأرض
Al-'unfuṭ: the ground vine.
ويقال: هي العفنط، كعملس
And it is said: it is al-'afnaṭ, like 'amlas.
العنفطة، بهاء: النثرة
Al-'unfaṭah, with splendor: the nose tip.
وهي: ما بين الشاربين إلى الأنف
And it is: what is between the mustache and the nose.
وقيل: النون زائدة
And it was said: the 'nūn' is extra.
ولذا ذكره في التكملة في تركيب ع ف ط
And for this reason, he mentioned it in the Supplement under the root 'f-ṭ'.