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Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to foolishness, clumsiness, and awkwardness, often manifesting as being slow-witted, incompetent, or physically ungainly. It can also describe a distortion or misrepresentation of speech.

Derived headwords

عَفَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to be foolishclassical

    To be extremely foolish or stupid.

  2. 2.
    to distort speechclassical

    To not straighten or correct speech, or to twist it.

عَفْكًاnoun
  1. 1.
    foolishnessclassical

    Extreme foolishness or stupidity.

  2. 2.
    awkwardnessclassical

    Clumsiness, awkwardness, or lack of skill.

  3. 3.
    distortion of speechclassical

    The act of twisting or misrepresenting speech.

كفَرِحَverb
  1. 1.
    to be foolishclassical

    To be extremely foolish or stupid.

عَفِكٌadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishclassical

    Extremely foolish or stupid.

أَعْفَكَadjective
  1. 1.
    very foolishclassical

    Extremely foolish, stupid, or ungainly.

  2. 2.
    left-handedclassical

    Left-handed, according to the dialect of Banu Tamim.

  3. 3.
    incompetentclassical

    One who does not do things well or skillfully.

  4. 4.
    inconsistentclassical

    One who does not stick to one topic or task.

عَفِيكٌadjective
  1. 1.
    very foolishclassical

    Extremely foolish, saturated with foolishness.

عُنْفَكٌadjective
  1. 1.
    very foolishclassical

    Extremely foolish.

عَفْكَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    clumsy womanclassical

    A woman who is clumsy, awkward, or foolish.

  2. 2.
    difficult camelclassical

    A female camel that is difficult to manage or handle.

عَفَكَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to distort speechclassical

    To twist or misrepresent speech.

عَفَكٌnoun
  1. 1.
    difficultyclassical

    Difficulty, hardship, or awkwardness.

  2. 2.
    clumsinessclassical

    Clumsiness or foolishness.

أبو عَفَكname
  1. 1.
    Jewish manclassical

    A Jewish man who opposed the Prophet Muhammad.

عَفَاكadjective
  1. 1.
    incompetentclassical

    One who does not do things well or skillfully.

  2. 2.
    intertwinedclassical

    Something that is piled on top of itself, from any object.

مُخَلَّعadjective
  1. 1.
    crippled manclassical

    A man who is crippled or disabled.

Parallel reading

وعفكا بالفتح على غير قياس
And 'afaka with fath, contrary to analogy.
وعفكا بالتحريك على القياس
And 'afakan with harakah, according to analogy.
فهو أعفك وعفك، ككتف
So he is 'afakk and 'afik, like 'katif.
وعفيك مثل أمير
And 'afik like 'amir.
عنفك مثل جندل عن ابن الأعرابي: حمق جدا
'Unfak like 'jandal, from Ibn al-A'rabi: extremely foolish.
ما أنت إلا أعفك بلندم هوهاءة هردبة مزردم
You are nothing but a very foolish, clumsy, ungainly, and awkward one.
العفيك: اللفيك المشبع حمقا
Al-'afik: the 'lafik' saturated with foolishness.
رجل عفك عفت مدش فدش: أي خرق
A man 'afik 'afat madash fadash: meaning clumsy.
وامرأة عفكاء عفتاء: إذا كانت خرقاء
And a woman 'afkaa' 'afataa': if she is clumsy.
والعفك والعفت يكون العسر والخرق
And al-'afak and al-'afat mean difficulty and clumsiness.
وعفك الكلام يعفكه عفكا: لم يقمه، أو لفته لفتا
And he distorted speech, distorting it 'afkan: he did not straighten it, or he twisted it.
هؤلاء الطماطمة يعفكون القول عفكا ويلفتونه لفتا
These 'tamatimah' distort speech 'afkan and twist it.
والأعفك: الأعسر بلغة بني تميم
And al-'afakk: the left-handed, in the dialect of Banu Tamim.
صاح ألم تعجب لذاك الضيطر الأعفك الأحدل ثم الأعسر
O companion, are you not amazed by that stout, left-handed, clumsy, and then left-handed man?
وقيل: الأعفك: من لا يحسن العمل
And it was said: al-'afakk: one who does not do work well.
وقيل: هو من لا يثبت على حديث واحد، ولا يتم واحدا حتى يأخذ في آخر
And it was said: he is one who does not remain on one hadith, nor completes one until he starts another.
وقيل: هو الأحمق فقط
And it was said: he is only the foolish one.
أبو عفك اليهودي، محركة وهو شيخ من بني عمرو بن عوف قد بلغ مائة وعشرين سنة حين قدم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم المدينة
Abu 'Afak the Jew, with harakah, and he was an old man from Banu 'Amr ibn 'Awf who had reached 120 years when the Prophet, peace be upon him, arrived in Medina.
أبا عفك خذها على كبر السن
O Abu 'Afak, take this blow in your old age.
والعفكاء: الناقة التي فيها صعوبة
And al-'afkaa': the female camel that has difficulty.
والعفكاء: الخرقاء
And al-'afkaa': the clumsy one.
والعفاك: الذي يركب بعضه بعضا من كل شيء
And al-'afak: that which piles upon itself, from everything.
رجل عفاك: لا يحسن العمل
A man 'afak: does not do work well.