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طفو ند طفى

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

طُفَاوَةٌ ذ The floating froth or scum (K, TA) and grease (TA) of the cooking-pot. (K, TA.) ― -b2- And A halo around the sun, (S, K,) and also around the moon [like هَالَةٌ]: (K:) the former accord. to Fr, and the latter accord. to AHát. (TA.) ― -b3- And one says, أَصَبْنَا طُفَاوَةً مِنَ الرَّبِيعِ meaning شَيْئًا مِنْهُ [i. e. We obtained somewhat of the herbage, or perhaps of the rain, of the season called رَبِيع]. (S, TA.)

Derived headwords

طُفَاوَةٌ
  1. 1.
أَصَبْنَا طُفَاوَةً مِنَ الرَّبِيعِ
شَيْئًا مِنْهُ