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عفقل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a person with a large or prominent face. It is noted as being potentially an inversion of another root and is considered obscure.

Derived headwords

العَفْقَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    man with a large faceclassical

    A man who has a large or prominent face.

عَفْقَلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    large-facedclassical

    Describing a man with a large or prominent face.

العَفْلَقُnoun
  1. 1.
    bloated manclassical

    A man who is large and flabby or slack.

عَفْلَقٌadjective
  1. 1.
    bloated, slackclassical

    Describing a man who is large and flabby or slack.

Parallel reading

العفقل، كجعفر، أهمله الجوهري والجماعة، وهو الرجل العظيم الوجه.
Al-'afqalu, like Ja'far, is neglected by Al-Jawhari and the group, and it is a man with a large face.
وكأنه مقلوب العفلق
And it is as if it is an inversion of Al-'afalaqu.
قال الجوهري: هو الرجل الضخم المسترخي
Al-Jawhari said: It is the man who is large and slack.