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ز ن ح ف

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to rare and obscure terms, possibly referring to calamities or difficult situations. The primary term discussed is a noun denoting a type of disaster.

Derived headwords

الزَّنْحَفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    calamityclassical

    A name for a severe disaster or calamity.

Parallel reading

الزنحفة، بالنون والحاء المهملة، أهمله الجوهري، وصاحب اللسان، وقال ابن عباد: من أسماء الدواهي ولا أحقه، كما في العباب، والتكملة.
Al-zanḥafah, with a noon and an unpointed ḥāʾ, was neglected by Al-Jawharī and the author of Al-Lisān. Ibn ʿAbbād said: it is among the names of calamities, but I do not consider it authentic, as stated in Al-ʿUbbāb and Al-Takmilah.