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غ ض ر ف

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of cartilage, a connective tissue. It also extends to descriptions of women who are large, plump, and have folds or rolls of flesh.

Derived headwords

الغضروفnoun
  1. 1.
    cartilageboth

    A flexible connective tissue found in various parts of the body, such as joints, the ear, and the nose.

الغرضوفnoun
  1. 1.
    cartilageclassical

    An alternative term for cartilage, with meanings previously discussed.

امرأة غنضرفadjective
  1. 1.
    plump womanclassical

    A woman who is large, with prominent hips and belly, and folds of flesh.

غنضفيرadjective
  1. 1.
    plump womanclassical

    A woman who is large, with prominent hips and belly, and folds of flesh.

خنضرفadjective
  1. 1.
    plumpclassical

    Describing a woman who is large, with prominent hips and belly, and folds of flesh.

خنضفيرadjective
  1. 1.
    plumpclassical

    Describing a woman who is large, with prominent hips and belly, and folds of flesh.

Parallel reading

الغضروف بالضم، هو: الغرضوف في معانيه التي تقدمت قريبا
Al-ghuḍrūf (with dammah) is al-ghurḍūf in its meanings that were previously mentioned.
ثم إن المصنف كتب هذا الحرف بالحمرة على أنه مستدرك به على الجوهري
Then the author wrote this letter in red ink, considering it an addition to Al-Jawhari.
وهو قد ذكره في غرضف استطرادا
And he (Al-Jawhari) mentioned it under (the root) gh-r-ḍ-f incidentally.
ومما يستدرك عليه: امرأة غنضرف، وغنضفير: إذا كانت ضخمة لها خواصر وبطون وغضون
And among what should be added to it: a woman ghanḍaraf, and ghanḍafīr: if she is large, with prominent hips, bellies, and folds.
مثل خنضرف، وخنضفير، كما في اللسان
Like khanḍaraf, and khanḍafīr, as in Al-Lisan (dictionary).