زفت

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a black, viscous substance similar to pitch or bitumen, used for coating and waterproofing. It also extends to the act of coating with this substance and, metaphorically, to whispering secrets.

Derived headwords

الزِّفْتnoun

1.
pitch, bitumenboth
A black, viscous substance, similar to pitch or bitumen, used for coating and waterproofing.
2.
tarclassical
Specifically identified as a type of tar, distinct from the tar used for ships.

مزفتadjective

1.
coated with pitchboth
Describing a vessel or container that has been coated with pitch or bitumen.
2.
pitch-lined (wine vessel)classical
Specifically refers to a type of wine vessel lined with pitch, which was prohibited for making nabidh.

زفتverb

1.
to coat with pitchboth
To apply pitch or bitumen to a surface, typically for waterproofing or sealing.
2.
to whisper (a secret)classical
To convey information secretly or to whisper into someone's ear, akin to whispering a secret.

زَفْتًاnoun

1.
coating with pitchboth
The act or process of coating something with pitch or bitumen.
2.
whisperingclassical
The act of whispering, particularly conveying a secret or message quietly.

Parallel reading

الزفت؛ بالكسر: كالقير؛ وقيل: الزفت القار.

Az-zift (with kasra): is like pitch; and it is said: az-zift is tar.

وعاء مزفت، وجرة مزفتة، مطلية بالزفت.

A pitch-coated vessel, and a pitch-lined jar, painted with pitch.

ويقال لبعض أوعية الخمر: المزفت، وهو المقير.

And some wine vessels are called: al-muzfatta, which means pitch-lined.

ونهى النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، عن هذا الوعاء المزفت، أن ينتبذ فيه، كما ورد في الحديث أنه نهى عن المزفت من الأوعية ؛

And the Prophet, peace be upon him, forbade this pitch-lined vessel, for making nabidh in it, as it is mentioned in the hadith that he forbade the pitch-lined of vessels;

قال: هو الإناء الذي طلي بالزفت، وهو نوع من القار، ثم انتبذ فيه.

He said: it is the vessel that was coated with pitch, which is a type of tar, and then nabidh was made in it.

والزفت: غير القير الذي تقير به السفن، إنما هو شيء أسود أيضا، تمتن به الزقاق للخمر والخل، وقير السفن ييبس عليه، وزفت الحميت لا ييبس؛

And az-zift: is different from the pitch with which ships are tarred; it is also something black, with which skins are strengthened for wine and vinegar, and the pitch of ships dries on it, but the pitch of al-hamit does not dry;

والزفت: شيء يخرج من الأرض، يقع في الأودية، وليس هو ذلك الزفت المعروف.

And az-zift: is something that comes out of the earth, found in valleys, and it is not that well-known pitch.

زفت فلان في أذن الأصم الحديث زفتا، وكته كتا، بمعنى.

So-and-so whispered the news into the deaf person's ear, zafatan, meaning he conveyed it secretly, like 'katta'.