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Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something that is thick, dense, or piled up, particularly in the context of clouds and physical growth. It also extends to concepts of elevation and arousal.

Derived headwords

المُكْرَهَفadjective
  1. 1.
    thick, dense (cloud)classical

    Describing a cloud that is thick, dense, and piled up on itself.

  2. 2.
    elevated, toweringclassical

    Referring to something elevated or towering, such as a section of poetry.

  3. 3.
    aroused, erect (penis)classical

    Describing an erect or aroused penis.

كَمِشْعَلother
  1. 1.
    like a torchclassical

    A comparative term, meaning 'like a torch', used to describe the appearance or nature of something.

المُكْفَهِرّadjective
  1. 1.
    frowning, dark (cloud)classical

    Describing a cloud that is dark, frowning, or overcast, often implying a threatening appearance.

اكْرَهَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to become erectclassical

    To become erect or aroused, specifically referring to the male organ.

Parallel reading

هو سحاب يغلظ، ويركب بعضه بعضا كالمكفهر
It is a cloud that thickens and piles up on itself, like the المكفهر (dark/frowning cloud).
أو هو مقلوب عنه
Or it is an inversion of it (المكفهر).
نشيم على أرض ابن ليلى مخيلة ... عريضا سناها مكرهفا صبيرها
We travel over the land of Ibn Layla, a cloud formation... its radiance wide, its dense mass piled up.
والمكرهف من الشعر: المرتفع الجافل
And المكرهف of poetry: the elevated, the towering.
اكْرَهَفَ الذكر: إذا انتشر
The penis became erect: when it grew firm.
قنفاء فيش مكرهف حوقها إذا تمأت وبدا مفلوقها
A broad-lipped vulva, its labia thick and prominent when it swells and its cleft becomes visible.