فعفع

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds, particularly animal noises and human exclamations, often associated with quickness or agitation. It also extends to descriptions of speed, lightheartedness, and sometimes cowardice or confusion.

Derived headwords

الفَعْفَعُnoun

1.
kidclassical
A young male goat.
2.
light manclassical
A man who is quick or agile.
3.
fast thingclassical
Something that is quick or swift.

الفَعَافِعُnoun

1.
light manclassical
A man who is quick or agile, similar to الفعفع.

الفَعْفَعُadjective

1.
swiftclassical
Describing something or someone that moves quickly.

فَعْفَعَverb

1.
to herd sheepclassical
To drive or call sheep, often with a specific sound.
2.
to move quicklyclassical
To move with speed or haste.

الفَعْفَعَةُnoun

1.
herding soundclassical
The sound or exclamation used to drive sheep or goats.
2.
driving goatsclassical
Specifically, the act of driving or calling goats.

الفَعْفَعِيُّadjective

1.
cowardlyclassical
Describing someone who is timid or a coward.
2.
quickclassical
Describing someone who is agile or quick in their movements.

الفَعْفَعَانِيُّadjective

1.
cowardlyclassical
Describing someone who is timid or a coward.
2.
sweet-spokenclassical
Describing someone with pleasant or sweet speech.

الفَعْفَاعُadjective

1.
shepherdclassical
A shepherd, implying diligence and perhaps quickness in their work.
2.
butcherclassical
A butcher, according to the dialect of the Hudhail tribe.
3.
swiftclassical
Describing something or someone that is quick.

الفَعْفَعَانُnoun

1.
sweet speechclassical
Pleasant or sweet-sounding speech.
2.
butcherclassical
A butcher, according to the dialect of the Hudhail tribe.

الفَيْفَعِيُّadjective

1.
butcherclassical
A butcher, according to the dialect of the Hudhail tribe.

الفَعَافِعُnoun

1.
light manclassical
A man who is quick or agile.

تَفَعْفَعَverb

1.
to hurryclassical
To proceed quickly or hasten in one's affairs.

الفَعْفَعَانِيُّadjective

1.
sweet-spokenclassical
Having pleasant or sweet speech.
2.
swiftclassical
Moving quickly.

الفَعْفَعُadjective

1.
sweet-spokenclassical
Having pleasant or sweet speech.

فَعْفَعَةnoun

1.
confusionclassical
A state of entanglement or confusion.

Parallel reading

الجدي، نقله الصاغاني.

The kid, as transmitted by Al-Saghani.

الفعفع: الرجل الخفيف، كالفعافع، بالضم

Al-Fa'fa': The agile man, like Al-Fa'afi', with damma.

الفعفع: السريع

Al-Fa'fa': The swift one.

فإن دنت من أرضه تهزعا ... لهن واجتاف الخلاط الفعفعا

If it approached its land agitatedly... the swift mixture entered its belly.

من أرضه: من قوائمه، واجتاف: دخل في جوفه.

From its land: from its limbs; and 'wajtafa': entered into its belly.

الفعفع: زجر الغنم، كالفعفعة

Al-Fa'fa': Driving sheep, like Al-Fa'fa'ah.

وقد فعفع، إذا قال لها: فع فع، وهو حكاية زجره

And he said 'fa'fa'a' when he said to them: 'fa' fa', which is a representation of his driving call.

إني لا أحسن قيلا فع فع

Indeed, I am not good at saying 'fa' fa'.

وقيل: الفعفعة: زجر المعز خاصة.

And it was said: Al-Fa'fa'ah is specifically driving goats.

والفعفعي، والفعفعاني: الجبان، كالفعفاع، الأخير كوعواع، ورعراع، ولعلاع، عن المؤرج.

And Al-Fa'fa'i, and Al-Fa'fa'ani: the coward, like Al-Fa'faa', the latter like Wu'waa', Ra'raa', and La'laa', from Al-Mu'arrij.

والفعفاع: الراعي، يقال: راع فعفاع، كقولك جرجر البعير فهو جرجار، وثرثر الرجل فهو ثرثار

And Al-Fa'faa: the shepherd. It is said: a diligent shepherd, like you say the camel groaned and it is a 'jarjaar', and the man chattered and he is a 'tharthaar'.

ويقال أيضا: راع فعفعي، إذا كان خفيفا في فعفعته، وكذلك راع فعفعان، عن ابن فارس.

And it is also said: a quick shepherd, if he is light in his movements, and likewise a quick shepherd, from Ibn Faris.

والفعفاع والفعفعي والفعفعاني: القصاب بلغة هذيل، وكذلك الهبهبي والسطار، كالفعفعان والفيفعي

And Al-Fa'faa, and Al-Fa'fa'i, and Al-Fa'fa'ani: the butcher in the dialect of Hudhail, as well as Al-Habhabi and Al-Sattar, like Al-Fa'fa'aan and Al-Fayfa'i.

فنادى أخاه ثم قام بشفرة ... إليه إجتزار الفعفعي المناهب

Then he called his brother and stood with a knife... to butcher the agile one who was heading towards him.

ويروى: فعال الفعفعي، وفسره بعضهم بالراعي، وبعضهم بالخفيف.

And it is narrated: 'Fa'aal Al-Fa'fa'i', and some interpreted it as the shepherd, and some as the agile one.

وتفعفع في أمره: أسرع.

And he hastened in his affair: he moved quickly.

والفعفع، والفعفعاني: الحلو الكلام، الرطب اللسان.

And Al-Fa'fa', and Al-Fa'fa'ani: sweet-spoken, with a fluent tongue.

والفعفعي: السريع.

And Al-Fa'fa'i: the swift one.

ووقع في فعفعة، أي اختلاط.

And he fell into confusion, meaning entanglement.