لفع

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of covering or enveloping oneself or something else with a garment or similar covering. It extends to concepts of encompassing, enveloping, and being affected by something that spreads over, like smoke or old age.

Derived headwords

الْتِفَاعnoun

1.
envelopmentclassical
The act of wrapping oneself in a garment, covering the body completely.

تَلَفُّعverb

1.
to envelop oneselfclassical
To wrap oneself in a garment, covering the body.
2.
to be coveredclassical
To be covered or enveloped by something, such as dust or smoke.

بات كميع الفتاة ملتفعا — He spent the night wrapped up like a shy maiden.

جيش يجر ومقنب يتلفع — An army dragging along, and a troop covering itself (with dust).

تَلَفَّعَverb

1.
to wrap oneselfclassical
To wrap oneself in a garment, covering the body.
2.
to coverclassical
To cover or envelop something.

تلفعت المرأة بمرطها — The woman wrapped herself in her cloak.

تَلْفِيعnoun

1.
coveringclassical
The act of covering or wrapping something.

ولفّع رأسه تلفيعا — And he covered his head completely.

مُلْتَفِعadjective

1.
wrappedclassical
Wrapped or enveloped in a garment.

ثم يرجعن متلفعات بمروطهن — Then they would return wrapped in their cloaks.

لِفَاعnoun

1.
coveringboth
A garment or covering used to wrap oneself, such as a cloak, blanket, or veil.
2.
blanketclassical
Specifically, a blanket or cover for sleeping.
3.
she-camelclassical
The name of a specific she-camel.
4.
forelegclassical
The front part of the leg, or the foreleg of an animal.

وقد دخلنا في لفاعنا — And we have entered into our blanket/covering.

وكانت ترجلني ولم يكن عليها إلا لفاع — She used to comb my hair, and she had nothing on but a covering.

مِلْحَفَةnoun

1.
cloakclassical
A garment that envelops the body, similar to a cloak or blanket.

مِلْفَعَةnoun

1.
coveringclassical
A garment or covering used to wrap oneself, such as a cloak, blanket, or veil.

لَفَعَverb

1.
to coverclassical
To cover or envelop something.
2.
to affectclassical
To be affected by something that spreads over, like heat or old age.

لفع الشيب رأسه — Gray hair covered his head.

لفعتك النار — The fire enveloped you.

لَفْعَةnoun

1.
coveringclassical
An act of covering or enveloping.
2.
touchclassical
A touch or effect of something spreading over.

وإنه لحسن اللفعة من التلفع — And indeed, he is good at covering himself.

لَفَعَverb

1.
to embraceclassical
To embrace or hold a woman, wrapping oneself around her.

ولفَع المرأة: ضمها إليه مشتملا عليها — And to embrace a woman: to draw her to oneself, enveloping her.

تَلَفَّعَverb

1.
to embraceclassical
To embrace or surround someone, enveloping them.

ونحن تلفعنا على عسكريهم — And we surrounded their army.

ابن اللفاعةname

1.
son of the embracerclassical
A term referring to the son of a male who embraces or copulates with females.

تَلَفَّعَverb

1.
to be covered (with gray hair)classical
To be covered or affected by gray hair.

لفع الشيب رأسه فتلفع — Gray hair covered his head, and it became covered.

مُتَلَفِّعadjective

1.
gray-hairedclassical
Having gray hair covering the head.

وقد تلفع بالقور العساقيل — And the mountains were covered with the tamarisk trees.

لَفَعَverb

1.
to foldclassical
To fold or gather the edges of a waterskin inwards.

لفع المزادة: قبلها فجعل أطبتها في وسطها — Folding the waterskin: to fold its mouth and place its openings in the middle.

مُلَفَّعَةadjective

1.
foldedclassical
Describing a waterskin whose edges have been folded inwards.

فهي ملفعة، وذلك تلفيعها — So it is folded, and that is its folding.

تَلَفَّعَverb

1.
to be verdantclassical
Describing land that has become green and covered with vegetation.

وتلفت الأرض: استوت خضرتها ونباتها — And the land became verdant: its greenery and vegetation became even.

تَلَفَّعَverb

1.
to benefit from grazingclassical
Describing livestock that has benefited from grazing on abundant vegetation.

وتلفع المال: نفعه الرعي — And the livestock benefited: grazing benefited them.

Parallel reading

وهو أن يشتمل به حتى يجلل جسده

It is to wrap oneself in it until it covers the body.

وهو اشتمال الصماء عند العرب

It is the enveloping of a woman covering herself completely, according to the Arabs.

وهبت الشمأل البليل، وإذ ... بات كميع الفتاة ملتفعا

The moist north wind blew, and he spent the night wrapped up like a shy maiden.

ولفّع رأسه تلفيعا أي غطاه

And he covered his head completely, meaning he covered it.

وتلفع الرجل بالثوب والشجر بالورق إذا اشتمل به وتغطى به

A man wraps himself in a garment, and trees are covered with leaves when they envelop themselves and cover themselves.

يعني يتلفع بالقِتَام

Meaning he covers himself with dust.

وتلفت المرأة بمرطها أي التحفت به

The woman wrapped herself in her cloak, meaning she covered herself with it.

ثم يرجعن متلفعات بمروطهن ما يعرفن من الغلس

Then they would return wrapped in their cloaks, not recognized due to the darkness.

والمرط كساء أو مطرف يشتمل به كالملحفة واللفاع والملفعة: ما تلفع به من رداء أو لحاف أو قناع

And the cloak is a garment or a fine cloak that one wraps oneself in, like the milhafah, the lifa', and the milfa'ah: whatever one wraps oneself in, be it a cloak, a blanket, or a veil.

وقد دخلنا في لفاعنا

And we have entered into our blanket/covering.

وكانت ترجلني ولم يكن عليها إلا لفاع

She used to comb my hair, and she had nothing on but a covering.

نجف بذلت لها خوافي ناهض، ... حشر القوادم كاللفاع الأطحل

It was like the feathers of a rising bird, ... the primary feathers gathered like a dark covering.

لم تتلفع، بفضل مئزرها، ... دعد، ولم تغذ دعد بالعلب

Da'd did not cover herself with the excess of her waist-wrapper, nor was Da'd nourished with milk.

ولفَع المرأة: ضمها إليه مشتملا عليها

And to embrace a woman: to draw her to oneself, enveloping her.

ونحن تلفعنا على عسكريهم ... جهارا، وما طبي ببغي ولا فخر

And we surrounded their army ... openly, and I am not a harlot nor do I boast.

فاللفاع: اسم ناقة بعينها

And al-Lifa' is the name of a specific she-camel.

ولفَع الشيب رأسه يلفعه لفعا ولفعه فتلفع: شمله

Gray hair covered his head, it covered him with a covering, and it covered him, so it became covered: it encompassed him.

لفعتك النار أي شملتك من نواحيك وأصابك لهيبها

The fire enveloped you, meaning it encompassed you from your sides and its flame struck you.

وقد تلفع بالقور العساقيل

And the mountains were covered with the tamarisk trees.

لفع المزادة: قبلها فجعل أطبتها في وسطها، فهي ملفعة، وذلك تلفيعها

Folding the waterskin: to fold its mouth and place its openings in the middle, so it is folded, and that is its folding.

وتلفت الأرض: استوت خضرتها ونباتها

And the land became verdant: its greenery and vegetation became even.

إذا اخضرت الأرض وانتفع المال بما يصيب من الرعي قيل: قد تلفت الإبل والغنم

If the land becomes green and the livestock benefit from what they graze, it is said: the camels and sheep have benefited.