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زرفن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a type of door ring or handle, possibly of Persian origin. It also extends to describe a garment with such features and is considered a neologism by some lexicographers.

Derived headwords

الزَّرْفِينnoun
  1. 1.
    door ringboth

    A ring or handle attached to a door, used for opening or closing it.

  2. 2.
    garment featureclassical

    A feature on a garment, possibly referring to decorative elements or functional loops, likened to door rings.

زرافينnoun
  1. 1.
    door rings (plural)classical

    The plural form of 'zarfīn', referring to multiple door rings or handles.

زَرْفَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to adorn with ringsclassical

    To make something, like the temples of the head, resemble 'zarfīn' (door rings), implying adornment or a specific shape.

الزَّرْفِينnoun
  1. 1.
    crowd of peopleclassical

    A gathering or assembly of people.

Parallel reading

حلقة للباب
A ring for the door.
والجمع زرافبن
And the plural is zarāfīn.
كانت درع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ذات زرافين إذا علقت بزرافينها سترت، وإذا أرسلت مست الأرض.
The armor of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, had 'zarāfīn'; when it was fastened by its 'zarāfīn', it covered (him), and when it was let down, it touched the ground.
وقد زرفن صدغيه: جعلهما كالزرفين
And he adorned his temples: he made them like 'zarfīn'.
الزرفين، بالكسر: جماعة الناس.
Al-zarfīn, with kasra: a group of people.