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تءف

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of time, specifically a particular moment or occasion. It also carries a secondary meaning of vigor or liveliness.

Derived headwords

تَفْئَةnoun
  1. 1.
    moment, timeclassical

    A specific point in time or occasion.

تَفْعَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    moment, timeclassical

    A specific point in time or occasion, as interpreted by Abu Ali.

أَفَفْتُverb
  1. 1.
    to come, to arriveclassical

    To come to someone or at a specific time.

إِفَانnoun
  1. 1.
    beginning, startclassical

    The initial part or beginning of a period of time.

تِئْفَانnoun
  1. 1.
    vigor, livelinessclassical

    A state of energy, activity, or liveliness.

  2. 2.
    beginning, startclassical

    The initial part or beginning of a period of time.

Parallel reading

أتيته على تئفة ذلك
I came to him at that specific time.
أي حين ذلك
Meaning, at that time.
لأن العرب تقول: أففت عليه عنبرة الشتاء
Because the Arabs say: I came to it during the winter season.
أي أتيته في ذلك الحين
Meaning, I came to him at that time.
وأتيته على إفان ذلك وتئفانه
And I came to him at the beginning of that time and its start.
أي أوله
Meaning, its beginning.
فهذا يشهد بزيادتها
This testifies to its being an added letter.
ليست التاء في تفئة وتئفة أصلية
The 'ta' in 'taf'ah' and 'ti'fah' is not original.
والتئفان: النشاط
And 'ti'fan' means vigor.