ءوف

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns afflictions, calamities, or defects that befall something, causing corruption or damage. It extends to the concept of something being afflicted or corrupted, and also to the act of entering into or experiencing such a calamity.

Derived headwords

الآفةnoun

1.
Calamity, afflictionboth
A defect or affliction that corrupts or damages something it affects.
2.
Flaw, defectboth
A characteristic that spoils something, such as the flaw of eloquence being arrogance, or the flaw of knowledge being forgetfulness.

آفةnoun

1.
Calamity, afflictionboth
A defect or affliction that corrupts or damages something it affects.

مؤوفadjective

1.
Afflicted, struck by calamityboth
Describing food or crops that have been struck by a calamity or affliction.

مأووفadjective

1.
Afflicted, struck by calamityclassical
Describing food that has been struck by a calamity or affliction.

إيفverb

1.
To be afflictedboth
The passive form of the verb, meaning that something (like crops) was afflicted by a calamity.

إيفواverb

1.
To be afflictedboth
The passive form of the verb, meaning that something (like crops) was afflicted by a calamity.

إفواverb

1.
To be afflictedclassical
The passive form of the verb, meaning that something (like crops) was afflicted by a calamity. The pronunciation is noted as having a specific vowel sound.

مئيفadjective

1.
Afflictedclassical
Describing food that has been afflicted by a calamity.

معيفadjective

1.
Afflictedclassical
Describing food that has been afflicted by a calamity.

آفverb

1.
To enter into calamityboth
To befall a people or enter into a state of calamity.

أوفواverb

1.
To enter into calamityboth
To befall a people or enter into a state of calamity.

إيفواverb

1.
To enter into calamityboth
To befall a people or enter into a state of calamity.

آفتverb

1.
To become afflictedboth
Describing a land or country becoming afflicted with a calamity.

تؤوفverb

1.
To become afflictedboth
Describing a land or country becoming afflicted with a calamity.

أوفاnoun

1.
Affliction, calamityboth
The state or occurrence of a land becoming afflicted with a calamity.

أووفاnoun

1.
Affliction, calamityboth
The state or occurrence of a land becoming afflicted with a calamity.

عووفاnoun

1.
Affliction, calamityboth
The state or occurrence of a land becoming afflicted with a calamity.

Parallel reading

الآفة: العاهة، وفي المحكم: عرض مفسد لما أصاب من شيء.

Al-āfah: the affliction, and in Al-Muḥkam: a corrupting condition for whatever it affects.

ويقال: آفة الظرف الصلف وآفة العلم النسيان.

And it is said: the affliction of eloquence is arrogance, and the affliction of knowledge is forgetfulness.

وطعام مؤوف: أصابته آفة، وفي غير المحكم: طعام مأووف.

And afflicted food: it was struck by an affliction, and in other than Al-Muḥkam: afflicted food.

وإيف الطعام، فهو مئيف: مثل معيف، قال: وعيه فهو معوه ومعيه.

And the affliction of food, so it is afflicted, like 'ma'īf', he said: and his understanding of it, so he is confused and bewildered.

الجوهري: وقد إيف الزرع، على ما لم يسم فاعله، أي أصابته آفة فهو مؤوف مثل معوف.

Al-Jawharī: And the crops were afflicted, in the passive voice, meaning an affliction struck it, so it is afflicted like 'ma'ūf'.

وآف القوم وأوفوا وإيفوا: دخلت عليهم آفة.

And the people were afflicted, and they were afflicted, and they were afflicted: an affliction entered them.

وقال الليث: إفوا، الألف ممالة بينها وبين الفاء ساكن يبينه اللفظ لا الخط.

And Al-Layth said: 'Ifū', the alif is inclined between it and the silent fa', clarified by pronunciation, not by writing.

وآفت البلاد تؤوف أوفا وآفة وأووفا كقولك عووفا: صارت فيها آفة.

And the land became afflicted, it becomes afflicted with affliction, and calamity, and great calamity, like your saying 'ʿawūfan': a calamity occurred in it.