طفح

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

The root طفح (ṭ-f-ḥ) primarily denotes the concept of overflowing, filling up, and rising to the point of spilling over. It extends to meanings of being full, abundant, and even running or moving swiftly, as well as being covered or spread over.

Derived headwords

طَفَحَverb

1.
to overflowboth
The container, river, or vessel became full and rose until it spilled over.
2.
to be fullboth
To be filled to capacity, often implying an excess.
3.
to runclassical
To move swiftly or run, especially when describing a person or animal.

طُفُوحًاnoun

1.
overflowingboth
The act or state of overflowing or rising to the point of spilling.

طَفْحًاnoun

1.
overflowingboth
The act or state of overflowing or rising to the point of spilling.

طَفَحَهُverb

1.
to fillboth
To fill something until it rises or overflows.

تَطْفِيحًاnoun

1.
fillingboth
The act of filling something until it rises or overflows.

أَطْفَحَهُverb

1.
to fillboth
To fill something until it rises or overflows.

طافِحadjective

1.
overflowingboth
Full to the brim and rising, about to spill.
2.
intoxicatedclassical
Drunk to the point of being overwhelmed by intoxication.
3.
swiftclassical
Running or moving quickly.

طافِحًاadjective

1.
overflowingboth
Full to the brim and rising, about to spill.
2.
intoxicatedclassical
Drunk to the point of being overwhelmed by intoxication.
3.
swiftclassical
Running or moving quickly.

طافِحverb

1.
to runclassical
To move swiftly or run.

الطافِحadjective

1.
overflowingboth
Full to the brim and rising, about to spill.
2.
intoxicatedclassical
Drunk to the point of being overwhelmed by intoxication.
3.
swiftclassical
Running or moving quickly.

الدهّاقadjective

1.
fullclassical
Completely filled, synonymous with 'tafih' and 'mal'an'.

الملآنadjective

1.
fullboth
Completely filled, synonymous with 'tafih' and 'aldahaq'.

طفاحةnoun

1.
scumboth
The foam or scum that rises to the top of a pot of boiling liquid.
2.
what risesboth
Anything that rises to the surface or floats on top.

اِطفَحَverb

1.
to takeclassical
To seize or take the scum or foam.
2.
go awayclassical
To depart or move away from someone.

طفاحة الإثرnoun

1.
foam of tracksclassical
Figurative for something that rises or appears from tracks, possibly referring to dust or effervescence.

طفاحة القوائمnoun

1.
swift of legsclassical
Describing something or someone with fast-moving legs.

مَطْفُوحًاadjective

1.
scatteredclassical
Scattered or spread by the wind.

طُفَاحnoun

1.
abundance of sinsclassical
A great multitude or abundance of sins, to the point of overflowing.

مِطْفَحَةnoun

1.
skimmerclassical
A tool used to skim off the foam or scum from a liquid.

Parallel reading

امتلأ وارتفع حتى يفيض.

It became full and rose until it overflowed.

ورأيته طافحا أي ممتلئا.

And I saw him overflowing, meaning full.

الطافح والدهاق والملآن واحد.

Al-tafih, al-dahaq, and al-mal'an are one (meaning the same).

والطافح الممتلئ المرتفع

And al-tafih is the full and risen (one).

قيل للسكران: طافح أي أن الشراب قد ملأه حتى ارتفع

It is said of the drunkard: tafih, meaning the drink has filled him until he rose.

ويقال: طفح السكران فهو طافح؛ أي ملأه الشراب

And it is said: the drunkard overflowed, so he is tafih; meaning the drink filled him.

يقال للذي يشرب الخمر حتى يمتلئ سكرا: طافح.

It is said of one who drinks wine until he is filled with drunkenness: tafih.

والطفاحة: زبد القدر.

And al-tuffaha is the scum of the pot.

وكل ما علا: طفاحة كزبد القدر وما علا منها.

And everything that rises is tuffaha, like the scum of the pot and what rises from it.

اِطفح الطفاحة: أخذها

Iṭfaḥ al-ṭuffāḥa: to take it (the scum).

أتتكم الجوفاء جوعى تطفح، ... طفاحة الإثر، وطورا تجتدح

The hungry one from the belly has come to you, overflowing... the foam of the tracks, and at times she strikes sparks.

طفاحة القوائم «2» أي سريعتها

Tuffahat al-qawā'im means swift of legs.

والطافح الذي يعدو.

And al-tafih is the one who runs.

وقد طفح يطفح إذا عدا

And he ran, he runs, if he ran.

معط الحلوق، إذا ما أدركوا طفحوا أي ذهبوا في الأرض يعدون.

With mouths open, when they were caught, they ran, meaning they went across the land running.

والريح تطفح القطنة: تسطع بها

And the wind scatters the cotton: it spreads it.

ممزقا في الريح أو مطفوحا

Torn in the wind or scattered.

واطفح عني أي اذهب عني.

And iṭfaḥ from me means go away from me.

وإن كان عليه طفاح الأرض ذنوبا

Even if he had the abundance of the earth's sins upon him.

وهو أن تمتلئ حتى تطفح أي تفيض

Which is to be filled until it overflows.

ومننه أخذ طفاحة القدر.

And from it, the scum of the pot is derived.

ويقال لما تؤخذ به الطفاحة: مطفحة، وهو كفكير بالفارسية.

And what is used to take the scum is called mitfaḥa, which is like a skimmer in Persian.