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Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of strength, abundance, and vigorousness. It describes powerful animals, a prosperous life, and intense movement or action. It also touches upon the beginning or prime of something.

Derived headwords

العَفَاهِمnoun
  1. 1.
    Strong she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is strong and resilient in its hide.

  2. 2.
    Prosperity, abundanceclassical

    A state of living with ease, comfort, and plenty.

  3. 3.
    Intense enemyclassical

    A formidable and powerful adversary.

  4. 4.
    Beginning, primeclassical

    The initial stage or peak of something.

  5. 5.
    Abundant waterclassical

    Describing a stream or flood that is rich with water.

  6. 6.
    Fine, soft materialclassical

    Referring to something that is soft and fine in texture.

عَفَاهِمadjective
  1. 1.
    Prosperous, abundantclassical

    Describing a life or sustenance that is plentiful and fertile.

  2. 2.
    Wide, expansiveclassical

    Indicating a broad or ample scope.

العَفَاهِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    Active she-camelsclassical

    She-camels that are energetic and vigorous.

Parallel reading

هي (الناقة القوية الجلدة)
It is (a she-camel strong in hide).
رفاهية العيش
Prosperity of living.
عيش عفاهم، أي مخصب
A prosperous life, meaning fertile.
عيش عفاهم، أي: واسع
A prosperous life, meaning: wide.
العفاهم: العدو الشديد
Al-'afāhim: the intense enemy.
يظل من جاراه في عذائم ... من عنفوان جريه العفاهم
He remains, whoever races him, in difficulties... from the prime of his running, the intense one.
عنفوان كل شيء: أوله
The 'unfuwān of everything: its beginning.
وكذلك عفاهمه
And likewise its beginnings/primes.
وسيل عفاهم: كثير الماء
A stream 'afāhim: abundant with water.
والعفاهم: التار الناعم من كل شيء كالعراهم
And al-'afāhim: the soft, fine material of everything, like al-'arāhim.
والعفاهيم: النوق النشيطات
And al-'afāhīm: the active she-camels.