*ḏfr: 'to smell pungently; ill-smelling plant'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ḏfr
Meaning	'to smell pungently; ill-smelling plant'
Basis	project

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ḏafira 'it had, emitted, a pungent, strong odour' (Lane 967); ḏafir 'having, emitting, a pungent, strong odour' (Lane 967)	Lane 967
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab ḏfrʾ (SD 38); ḏfrʾn (Biella 98)	SD 38; Biella 98	gloss withheld

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Biella 98 compares Arabic ḏafira and ḏafrāʾ.

Updated 25 October 2026