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غضف

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

5 تغضّف ذ It broke, or became broken; as also ↓ انغضف. (TA.) ― -b2- And تَغَضُّفٌ signifies The being, or becoming, creased, or wrinkled; (O, K, TA;) like تَغَيُّفٌ. (TA.) And تَغَضَّفَ He, or it, inclined, and bent, and became folded, or creased, much, or in several places, syn. مَالَ, and تَثَنَّى, and تَكَسَّرَ, (S, O, K, *) عَلَيْهِ upon him, or it. (S, O.) And تغضّفت الحَيَّةُ The serpent twisted, or coiled, itself. (O, K.) ― -b3- نغضّفت البِئْرُ The sides of the well fell in ruins, or became demolished: (S, O, K:) the well collapsed, or broke down, عَلَى فُلَانٍ upon such one, who had descended into it; (O;) as also ↓ انغضفت. (O, K.) ― -b4- تغضّف عَلَيْنَا اللَّيْلُ The night covered us. (O, K.) ― -b5- تغضّفت عَلَيْنَا الدُّنْيَا The world became abundant to us in its good things; and favourable to us. (O, K.)

Derived headwords

تغضّفverb
  1. 1.
تغضّفت الحَيَّةُ
نغضّفت البِئْرُ
تغضّف عَلَيْنَا
عَلَيْنَا الدُّنْيَا