قرفل

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the spice 'cloves' and its tree, originating from Southeast Asia. It also extends to terms describing pleasant fragrances and a specific village in Egypt.

Derived headwords

القَرَنْفُلnoun

1.
clovesboth
The aromatic spice derived from the flower buds of the clove tree, originating from the East Indies.
2.
clove treeboth
The tree that produces the spice cloves, described as large and common in non-Muslim lands.

القُرُنْفُلnoun

1.
cloves (colloquial)classical
A colloquial pronunciation of the spice 'cloves', with a kasra on the final letter.

القُرَنْفُولnoun

1.
cloves (poetic)classical
A variant pronunciation of 'cloves', used poetically, possibly for metrical necessity.

نَوَار القَرَنْفُلnoun

1.
clove blossomboth
The flower of the clove tree, also called the male clove, resembling orange blossoms.

القَرَنْفِيلname

1.
Qarnfilmodern
A village in Egypt, located in the Sharkia Governorate.

مُقَرْفَلadjective

1.
seasoned with clovesclassical
Food that has been seasoned or perfumed with cloves.

مُقَرَنْفَلadjective

1.
seasoned with clovesclassical
Food that has been seasoned or perfumed with cloves; an alternative form to 'muqarfal'.

Parallel reading

وهو بفتح القاف والراء وسكون النون وضم الفاء

It is with fatha on the qaf and ra, sukoon on the noon, and damma on the fa.

وأما الفاء فمضمومة على الوجهين

As for the fa, it is dammah in both cases.

ويقولون أيضا: القرنفل، بكسر الفاء مع فتح القاف وضمها

And they also say: al-Qurunful, with kasra on the fa and fatha or damma on the qaf.

ثمرة شجرة بسفالة الهند ببلاد جاوة بالقرب من بلاد الصين

The fruit of a tree in Lower India, in the lands of Java, near the lands of China.

أما القرنفل فأشجار عادية ضخمة

As for the clove tree, they are large, ordinary trees.

والذي يجلب إلى البلاد منها هو العيدان

And what is brought to the lands from it are the sticks (stems).

ولعل ذلك الذي يسميه الأطباء قرفة القرنفل

And perhaps that is what the physicians call 'cinnamon of cloves'.

وهو أفضل الأفاويه الحارة وأذكاها

And it is the best of the hot and most fragrant spices.

ومنهم من يسميه القرنفل الأبيض

And some of them call it the white clove.

وكلاهما لطيف غواص مصف للقلب والدماغ، مقو لهما

And both are gentle, sinking, purifying for the heart and brain, and strengthening for them.

نافع للخفقان استعمالا في المعاجين، والبصر والغشاوة اكتحالا، والنكهة مضغا

Beneficial for palpitations when used in pastes, for eyesight and dimness when used as an eye-kohl, and for the breath when chewed.

ولدهنه خواص عظيمة في تقوية الباه طلاء

And its oil has great properties in strengthening virility when applied externally.

وقد كثر مجيئه في أشعارهم

And its mention has become frequent in their poetry.

نسيم الصبا جاءت بريا القرنفل

The morning breeze came with the fragrance of cloves.

كأن المسك نكهته بفيها ... وريح قرنفل والياسمينا

As if musk was its scent in her mouth... and the fragrance of cloves and jasmine.

وطعام مقرفل ومقرنف أيضا حكاه أبو حنيفة: مطيب به

And food seasoned with it, muqarfal and muqarnaf, as narrated by Abu Hanifa: perfumed with it.

قرية بمصر، من أعمال الشرقية، وقد دخلتها

A village in Egypt, from the works of Sharqia, and I have entered it.