Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

عَفَرْنًى

Root: عفر

Full Definition

عَفَرْنًى and عَفَرْنَاةٌ: see عِفْرٌ, in three places.
2 The latter also signifies The [kind of goblin, or demon, called] غُولٌ.


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