طفر

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes the concept of leaping or jumping, often with an upward or over-reaching motion. It extends to describe a sudden jump, a leap over an obstacle, and even a specific physical condition or defect related to riding.

Derived headwords

طَفَرَverb

1.
to leapboth
To make a jump or leap, especially with an upward motion.
2.
to jump overboth
To leap over an obstacle, such as a wall.

طَفْرٌnoun

1.
leapboth
A jump or leap, characterized by upward movement.
2.
jumpingboth
The act of leaping.

طَفْرَةٌnoun

1.
leapboth
A jump or leap, often implying a sudden or significant movement.
2.
sudden increasemodern
A rapid or significant rise or increase, metaphorically derived from the idea of a leap.

طَفُورٌnoun

1.
leapingclassical
The act of leaping or jumping.

طَفَرَ الحائطَverb

1.
to jump over the wallboth
To leap over a wall, clearing it to the other side.

طَفِرٌadjective

1.
leapingclassical
One who leaps or jumps.

طَفْرَةٌ من اللبنnoun

1.
thickened milk layerclassical
A condition of milk where the top layer thickens while the bottom layer remains thin.

طَيْفُورٌnoun

1.
small birdclassical
A small type of bird.
2.
proper nameclassical
A proper name.

أَطْفَرَverb

1.
to insert feet into stirrupsclassical
When riding, to insert one's feet deeply into the stirrups, often considered a defect.

إِطْفَارٌnoun

1.
deep stirrup insertionclassical
The act of a rider inserting their feet deeply into the stirrups, especially when the mount is agitated.

Parallel reading

وثبة في ارتفاع كما يطفر الإنسان حائطا أي يثبه.

A leap in height, like a person leaping over a wall, meaning jumping it.

والطفرة: الوثبة؛ وقد طفر يطفر طفرا وطفورا: وثب في ارتفاع.

And al-tufrah: the leap; and one may leap, yatafru, tufaran and tufuran: to leap with height.

وطفر الحائط: وثبه إلى ما وراءه.

And to leap the wall: to jump it to its other side.

وفي الحديث: فطفر عن راحلته ؛ الطفر: الوثوب.

And in the Hadith: so he leaped from his mount; al-tafr: the leaping.

والطفرة من اللبن: كالطثرة، وهو أن يكثف أعلاه ويرق أسفله، وقد طفر.

And al-tufrah of milk: like al-tathrah, which is when its top thickens and its bottom thins, and it has become so.

وطيفور: طويئر صغير.

And tayfur: a small bird.

وطيفور: اسم.

And tayfur: a name.

وأطفر الراكب بعيره إطفارا إذا أدخل قدميه في رفغيه إذا ركبه، وهو عيب للراكب، وذلك إذا عدا البعير.

And the rider made his camel's stirrups deep (atfara) by inserting his feet into its stirrups when he mounted it, and it is a defect for the rider, and that is if the camel becomes agitated.