ءفر

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of rapid movement, agility, and energetic action. It extends to include notions of intensity, hardship, and abundance, particularly in relation to animals and natural phenomena.

Derived headwords

أَفَرَverb

1.
to run, to leapboth
To move quickly with bounds and jumps; to be agile and swift.
2.
to be energetic, activeboth
To be lively, vigorous, and full of energy.

أَفْرًاnoun

1.
running, leapingboth
The act of running or leaping; agility.
2.
energy, livelinessboth
A state of being energetic and active.

أَفُورًاnoun

1.
running, leapingboth
The act of running or leaping; agility.
2.
energy, livelinessboth
A state of being energetic and active.

أَفَّرَverb

1.
to run, to leapboth
To move quickly with bounds and jumps; to be agile and swift.
2.
to be energetic, activeboth
To be lively, vigorous, and full of energy.

أَفَّرَverb

1.
to be quick in serviceboth
To be swift and prompt in performing duties or services.

أَفَّرَverb

1.
to become fat after hardshipclassical
Said of a camel that gains weight and becomes plump after enduring difficulty.

أَفَّرَتْverb

1.
to boil intenselyboth
Said of a pot whose contents are boiling vigorously, almost as if bubbling over.

اسْتَأْفَرَتْverb

1.
to become energetic and fatclassical
Said of camels that become lively and gain weight.

أَفَّارadjective

1.
agile, good runnerboth
A man who is a good runner and leaper.

مِئْفَرadjective

1.
agile, good runnerboth
A man who is a good runner and leaper.

مِئْفَرnoun

1.
servant, attendantboth
One who runs ahead of a person, serving and assisting him; a servant.

أَفَرَةnoun

1.
hardship, ordealboth
A state of difficulty, tribulation, or severe trial.
2.
intensityboth
The severity or intensity of something, like heat or winter.
3.
crowd, commotionboth
A large group of people gathered together, characterized by noise and confusion; a bustling crowd.

أَفَارname

1.
Afār
A proper name.

أَشِرٌ أَفِرٌadjective

1.
arrogant and boastfulclassical
Describing someone who is insolent and excessively proud, often used as a follow-up term.

أَشْرَانٌ أَفْرَانٌadjective

1.
arrogant and boastfulclassical
Describing someone who is insolent and excessively proud, often used as a follow-up term.

Parallel reading

الأفر: العدو.

Al-afr: running.

أفر يأفر أفرا وأفورا: عدا ووثب؛

Afr ya'firu afra and afura: he ran and leaped;

وأفر أفرا، وأفر أفرا: نشط.

And afr afra, and afr afra: he was energetic.

ورجل أفار ومئفر إذا كان وثابا جيد العدو.

And a man is afār and mi'far if he is a good leaper and runner.

وأفر الظبي وغيره، بالفتح، يأفر أفورا أي شد الإحضار.

And the gazelle and others run, with the fatha, ya'firu afura, meaning they are very swift.

وأفر الرجل أيضا أي خف في الخدمة.

And a man also runs, meaning he is quick in service.

وأفرت الإبل أفرا واستأفرت استئفارا إذا نشطت وسمنت.

And the camels ran afra and ist'afarat ist'ifaran if they became energetic and fat.

وأفر البعير، بالكسر، يأفر أفرا أي سمن بعد الجهد.

And the camel, with the kasra, ya'firu afra, meaning it became fat after hardship.

وأفرت القدر تأفر أفرا: اشتد غليانها حتى كأنها تنز؛

And the pot boiled ta'afiru afra: its boiling intensified until it seemed to bubble;

والمئفر من الرجال: الذي يسعى بين يدي الرجل ويخدمه، وإنه ليأفر بين يديه، وقد اتخذه مئفرا.

And the mi'far among men: he who runs before a man and serves him, and indeed he runs before him, and he has taken him as a mi'far.

والمئفر: الخادم.

And al-mi'far: the servant.

ورجل أشر أفر وأشران أفران أي بطر، وهو إتباع.

And an arrogant, energetic man and arrogant, energetic men mean he is insolent, and it is a follow-up.

والحر والشتاء، وأفرته: شدته.

And the heat and winter, and its afratahu: its intensity.

وقال الفراء: أفرة الصيف أوله.

And Al-Farra' said: Afrata al-sayf is its beginning.

ووقع في أفرة أي بلية وشدة.

And he fell into an afrata, meaning an ordeal and hardship.

والأفرة الجماعة ذات الجلبة، والناس في أفرة، يعني الاختلاط.

And al-afrata is the group with commotion, and the people are in an afrata, meaning mingling.

وأفار: اسم.

And Afār: a name.