Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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غضف غضفر غضن


Q. 1. ⇒ غضفر

غَضْفَرَ He (a jade, or hackney, TA) was, or became, heavy, or sluggish. (Ḳ, TA.)


غَضْفَرٌ

غَضْفَرٌ: see the next paragraph, in two places.


غُضَافِرٌ

غُضَافِرٌ: see the next paragraph.


غَضَنْفَرٌ

غَضَنْفَرٌ Big, thick, or rude, in body or person; (Ṣ, Ḳ;) as alsoغَضْفَرٌ↓, which is the original form; the ن in the former being augmentative: (Az, TA:) or simply, big, thick, or rude: applied to a man: (Lth, TA:) or rude, or coarse, [in disposition or in make,] and big, or thick: (TA:) as alsoغَنَضْفَرٌ↓ andغَضْفَرٌ↓; (Ḳ;) applied to a man: (TA:) or big, or thick, (AA, TA.) in make, (TA,) and wrinkled; (AA, TA;) applied to a lion. (TA.) You say also أُذُنٌ غَضَنْفَرَةٌ, meaning, A big, or thick, fleshy, ear. (AO, L.)

Root: غضفر - Entry: غَضَنْفَرٌ Signification: A2

[Hence,] الغَضَنْفَرُ The lion; (Lth, Ṣ, Ḳ;) as alsoالغُضَافِرُ↓. (TṢ, Ḳ.)


غَضَنْفَرٌ

غَضَنْفَرٌ: see the next preceding paragraph.


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