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زعفق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes negative character traits, specifically bad temper, ill-manners, and stinginess. It is used to denote individuals possessing these undesirable qualities.

Derived headwords

الزَّعْفُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    ill-mannered personclassical

    A person characterized by bad temper and poor manners.

الزَّعَافِقnoun
  1. 1.
    stingy peopleclassical

    A collective noun referring to people who are characterized by stinginess or avarice.

الزَّعْفَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bad mannersclassical

    The quality or state of being ill-mannered or having a bad temper.

زَعَافِقadjective
  1. 1.
    stingyclassical

    Possessing the quality of stinginess or avarice.

Parallel reading

الزَّعْفُوق، كعصفور: السييء الخلق
Al-zafūq, like 'usfūr: the ill-mannered.
وَمِمَّا يُسْتَدْرَكُ عَلَيْهِ: الزَّعَافِق، كعلابط: البخيل.
And among what is to be added to it: Al-za'āfiq, like 'alābiṭ: the stingy.
والزَّعْفَقَة: سوء الخلق.
And Al-za'faqah: bad manners.
وَقَوْمٌ زَعَافِق: بُخَلاءُ
And a people who are za'āfiq: stingy.