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تفث

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

The root 'تفث' primarily relates to the removal of hair, trimming of nails, and general purification rituals, particularly in the context of Hajj pilgrimage. It encompasses actions taken to end the state of Ihram and fulfill religious obligations, often involving shedding the unkempt appearance acquired during the pilgrimage.

Derived headwords

تَفَثnoun
  1. 1.
    purification ritualsclassical

    The actions performed by a pilgrim to end the state of Ihram, including trimming nails, cutting hair, and other acts of purification.

  2. 2.
    unkempt appearanceclassical

    A state of being disheveled, dusty, or unkempt, often due to travel or the state of Ihram.

تَفِثadjective
  1. 1.
    unkemptclassical

    Describing a man who is disheveled, unkempt, and has not applied oil or shaved.

تَفَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to remove hair/nailsclassical

    To perform acts of purification such as trimming nails, cutting hair, or removing body hair.

  2. 2.
    to become unkemptclassical

    To become disheveled or unkempt.

تَفَثَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to smear/stainclassical

    To smear or stain something, like blood staining a place.

تَفْثnoun
  1. 1.
    pilgrimage ritualsclassical

    The rituals of Hajj, specifically those performed after ending the state of Ihram, such as trimming hair and nails.

تَفْثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    act of purificationclassical

    A single act of purification or ritual performed during Hajj.

مُتَفَثadjective
  1. 1.
    unkemptclassical

    Disheveled or unkempt.

Parallel reading

نتف الشعر، وقص الأظفار، وتنكب كل ما يحرم على المحرم، وكأنه الخروج من الإحرام إلى الإحلال.
Plucking hair, trimming nails, and avoiding all that is forbidden to the pilgrim, as if it were exiting the state of Ihram into the state of being permissible.
ثم ليقضوا تفثهم وليوفوا نذورهم
Then let them complete their rituals and fulfill their vows.
لا يعرف أهل اللغة التفث إلا من التفسير.
The linguists do not know the word 'tafath' except from the exegesis.
التفث الحلق والتقصير، والأخذ من اللحية والشارب والإبط، والذبح والرمي
Tafath is shaving and shortening (hair), taking from the beard, mustache, and armpit, slaughtering, and stoning.
التفث نحر البدن وغيرها من البقر والغنم، وحلق الرأس، وتقليم الأظفار وأشباهه.
Tafath is the slaughter of a camel and other cattle and sheep, shaving the head, trimming the nails, and similar things.
التفث في المناسك ما كان من نحو قص الأظفار والشارب، وحلق الرأس والعانة، ورمي الجمار، ونحر البدن، وأشباه ذلك
Tafath in the rituals is what pertains to trimming the nails and mustache, shaving the head and pubic area, stoning the pillars, slaughtering a camel, and similar things.
ذكر التفث، وهو ما يفعله المحرم بالحج، إذا حل كقص الشارب والأظفار، ونتف الإبط، وحلق العانة.
The mention of tafath, which is what the pilgrim does when they end their Hajj, such as trimming the mustache and nails, plucking the armpit, and shaving the pubic area.
وقيل: هو إذهاب الشعث والدرن، والوسخ مطلقا
And it is said: it is the removal of dishevelment, dirt, and filth in general.
والرجل تفث.
And the man is tafath (unkempt).
فتفثت الدماء مكانه أي لطخته، وهو مأخوذ منه.
So the blood smeared its place, meaning it stained it, and this is derived from it.
التفث النسك، من مناسك الحج.
Tafath is the ritual, from the rituals of Hajj.
ورجل تفث أي متغير شعث، لم يدهن، ولم يستحد.
And a man is tafath, meaning disheveled and unkempt, he has not applied oil, nor shaved.
جعل التفث التشعث، وجعل إذهاب الشعث بالحلق قضاء، وما أشبهه.
He considered tafath to be dishevelment, and the removal of dishevelment by shaving as fulfilling (a ritual), and what is similar to it.
قضاء حوائجهم من الحلق والتنظيف.
Fulfilling their needs of shaving and cleaning.