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عفشل

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes heaviness, bulkiness, and slowness, often associated with physical attributes like weight or a slow gait. It can also refer to something coarse, rough, or unwieldy, extending to descriptions of people, animals, and even textiles.

Derived headwords

العَفَشِلُadjective
  1. 1.
    Heavy, sluggishboth

    Describing someone or something that is heavy, sluggish, and slow-moving, often due to bulk or weight.

كجعفرother
  1. 1.
    Pattern of 'Ja'far'classical

    Indicates the pattern of the word 'Ja'far', used here to illustrate the pronunciation and form of 'al-'afashil'.

العَفَشْنَِِِلُadjective
  1. 1.
    Heavy, sluggish (variant)classical

    A variant form of 'al-'afashil', meaning heavy and sluggish, with an added 'nun'.

العَفْشَلِيلُadjective
  1. 1.
    Clumsy, heavy manclassical

    Refers to a man who is clumsy, heavy, and awkward in his movements.

  2. 2.
    Old, flabby womanclassical

    Describes an old woman whose flesh has become loose and flabby.

  3. 3.
    Coarse, heavy garmentclassical

    Refers to a garment that is coarse, heavy, and has a lot of pile or wool.

  4. 4.
    Hyena (female)classical

    Sometimes used to refer to a female hyena, possibly due to its appearance or gait.

عَفْشَالٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Feeble, lacking courageclassical

    Describes a man who is weak, lacking in strength, and timid.

الضَّبُعَانُnoun
  1. 1.
    Male hyenaclassical

    The male of the hyena species.

عَنْشَلِيلadjective
  1. 1.
    Puffy, abundant (variant)classical

    A variant spelling, possibly related to 'al-'afshlil', meaning puffy or abundant.

Parallel reading

الثقيل الوخم
The heavy, sluggish one.
كالعفنشل بزيادة النون
Like al-'afanshil, with the addition of the 'nun'.
رجل عفشال، بالكسر أي فشل قليل البأس
A man 'afshāl, with a kasra, meaning feeble and lacking courage.
الرجل الجافي الثقيل
The coarse, heavy man.
العجوز المسنة المسترخية اللحم
The old woman whose flesh has become loose and flabby.
الكساء الكثير الوبر
The garment with much pile.
هو الكساء الجافي
It is the coarse garment.
زاد غيره: الثقيل
Others added: the heavy one.
ربما سميت الضبع عفشليلا به
Perhaps the hyena is called 'afshlīlā because of it.
أو هو الضبعان أي ذكر الضباع
Or it is the male hyena, meaning the male of the hyenas.
كمشي الأقبل الساري عليه ... عفاء كالعباءة عفشليل
Like the gait of the approaching night-traveler over it... a bulk like a heavy cloak, 'afshlil.
أي منتفش كثير
Meaning puffy and abundant.
وفي بعض نسخ الديوان عنشليل، بالنون
And in some copies of the Diwan, 'anshalīl, with the 'nun'.