خ ن ف

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root خ ن ف (kh-n-f) primarily relates to concepts of coarseness, roughness, and specific types of movement or inclination, particularly in animals. It also extends to meanings of poor quality fabric, paths, and certain emotional states.

Derived headwords

الخُنَيْفnoun

1.
coarse linenclassical
The lowest quality of linen fabric. It is exclusively made from flax.
2.
thick white clothclassical
A coarse, thick, white garment made of linen.
3.
pathclassical
A road or pathway. This meaning is less common.
4.
livelinessclassical
Vivacity, high spirits, or exuberance.
5.
armpit of a camelclassical
The area under the armpit of a she-camel, a variant of خليف.
6.
generous she-camelclassical
A she-camel that is abundant in milk.

خُنُفnoun

1.
coarse linen (pl.)classical
The plural of الخنيف, referring to pieces of coarse linen.
2.
tracesclassical
The tracks or imprints left behind, particularly by animals or people.
3.
plural of خانفclassical
Plural of خانف, referring to animals with a specific gait.

خَنَفَverb

1.
to move unevenlyclassical
A camel or other animal moves its foreleg inward towards its flank.
2.
to turn noseclassical
An animal turns its nose away from the reins or bridle.
3.
to move head/limbsclassical
A horse or other animal moves its head or limbs with a certain lightness or inclination.
4.
to cutclassical
To cut something like a quince with a knife.
5.
to strike chestclassical
A woman strikes her chest with her hand.

خَنَافًاnoun

1.
uneven movementclassical
The act of a camel or other animal moving its foreleg inward towards its flank.
2.
turning noseclassical
The act of an animal turning its nose away from the reins.
3.
inclination of head/limbsclassical
The act of a horse or other animal moving its head or limbs with lightness.

خَانِفadjective

1.
moving unevenlyclassical
Describing a camel or other animal that moves its foreleg inward towards its flank.
2.
turning noseclassical
Describing an animal that turns its nose away from the reins.
3.
proudclassical
Haughty or arrogant, characterized by holding one's nose high.

خَنُوفadjective

1.
moving unevenlyclassical
Describing a she-camel that moves its foreleg inward towards its flank when running.
2.
angryclassical
In a state of anger or displeasure.

خُنْفَةnoun

1.
cut piececlassical
A piece cut from something like a quince.
2.
shameclassical
Something that causes shame or embarrassment.

خِنْفَةnoun

1.
shameclassical
Something that causes shame or embarrassment.

مُخَنَّفname

1.
Lut ibn Yahyaclassical
A historian and Shi'ite scholar, considered unreliable and abandoned by scholars.

مِخْنَافadjective

1.
infertile (camel)classical
A male camel that is unable to impregnate when mounted.
2.
unproductive (person)classical
A person through whom no offspring are produced, or who is unsuccessful in agricultural endeavors.

أَخْنَفadjective

1.
bent chest/backclassical
Describing a chest or back that is bent or stooped.

خَيْنِفname

1.
valley nameclassical
A known valley located in the Hijaz region.

خَنَفَ البعيرverb

1.
to move foreleg inwardclassical
A camel moves its foreleg inward towards its flank while walking.

خَنَفَت الناقةverb

1.
to move foreleg inwardclassical
A she-camel moves its foreleg inward towards its flank while running.

خَنَفَت الدابةverb

1.
to move hand/noseclassical
An animal moves its foreleg and nose with some inclination while moving.

الخُنُوفnoun

1.
angerclassical
A state of anger or displeasure.

الخَنَافnoun

1.
disease in horsesclassical
An ailment affecting the foreleg of horses.

ناقة مِخْنَافnoun

1.
pliable she-camelclassical
A she-camel that is soft in its forelegs while moving.

الخَنْفnoun

1.
milking methodclassical
Milking with four fingers, assisted by the thumb.

جمل خَنِف العُنُقadjective

1.
stiff-necked camelclassical
A camel with a stiff or rigid neck.

Parallel reading

يا رسول الله، تخرقت عنا الخنف، وأحرق بطوننا التمر.

O Messenger of Allah, the coarse linen has worn out on us, and dates have burned our bellies.

وأباريق شبه أعناق طير الماء قد جيب فوقهن خنيف

And ewers resembling the necks of water birds, over which a coarse linen cloth was placed like a collar.

ولا حب كمقد المعن وعسه أيدي المراسيل في دوداته خنفا

And no love is like the measurement of the ground and its extent, the hands of messengers in its tracks, moving unevenly.

الخنيف: ما تحت إبط الناقة، لغة في الخليف

Al-khunayyif: what is under the armpit of the she-camel, a variant of al-khalif.

وشبه لونها بطرة الخنيف.

And its color was compared to the edge of the coarse linen.

وخنف البعير، يخنف، خنافا، ككتاب: قلب في مسيره خف يده إلى وحشيه

And a camel moves unevenly, it moves unevenly, khinafan, like kitaban: it turns its foreleg inward towards its flank in its gait.

أو خنف البعير: لوى أنفه من الزمام

Or a camel moves unevenly: it twists its nose away from the reins.

خوانف في البرى أي تفعل ذلك من النشاط

Moving unevenly in the desert, meaning it does that out of exuberance.

أجدت برجليها النجاء وراجعت يداها خنافا لينا غير أحردا

She excelled in her running with her legs and her hands moved with a gentle, non-stubborn unevenness.

برئت إليك من الخناف

I absolve myself to you from the defect (of the animal).

خنفت الدابة، تخنف بيدها وأنفها في السير، أي: تضرب بهما نشاطا، وفيه بعض الميل.

The animal moves unevenly, it moves its foreleg and nose with some inclination while moving, meaning: it strikes with them out of exuberance, with some leaning.

وهي التي تخنف بروعها، أي تميلها إذا عدت

And she is the one who moves her forelegs with inclination, meaning she tilts them when she runs.

طي السلوقي والملبونة الخنفا

Folded like a Saluki hound, and the she-camel with the uneven gait.

ووقع في خنفة، وخنعة، أي بالفاء والعين: أي: ما يستحيى منه

And he fell into a situation of shame, and a shameful matter, meaning: what one is ashamed of.

أبو مخنف، لوط بن يحيى، أخباري، شيعي، تالف، متروك

Abu Makhnaf, Lut ibn Yahya, a historian, Shi'ite, perished, abandoned.

صدر أخنف، وظهر أخنف.

A stooped chest, and a stooped back.

أخنف، أم مصرا، أم فطرا

With four fingers, or with two, or with three?

جمل خنف العنق، كزمكى: شديده

A camel with a stiff neck, like zamaka: its stiffness.