ذءف

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of hastening death or a swift end. It extends to the idea of finishing off a wounded person quickly and also refers to a fast-acting poison.

Derived headwords

الذَّأْفnoun

1.
hastening of deathclassical
The swiftness of death or a rapid demise.

ذَؤُوفadjective

1.
swiftly fatalclassical
Describing a death that occurs quickly.

ذَأَفَهُverb

1.
to finish offclassical
To deliver the final blow or hasten the death of a wounded person.

ذَأَفَ عَلَيْهِverb

1.
to finish offclassical
To hasten the death of someone, especially a wounded individual.

يُذْئِفُverb

1.
to finish offclassical
To hasten the killing of a wounded person.

الذِّئْفَانnoun

1.
poisonclassical
A type of poison that causes a rapid death.

الذَّيْفَانnoun

1.
poisonclassical
A type of poison that causes a rapid death; variant spelling of الذئفان.

يَذْأَفُهُمْverb

1.
to drive awayclassical
To chase or expel them swiftly.

Parallel reading

سرعة الموت، الألف همزة ساكنة.

The swiftness of death, the alif is a silent hamza.

وموت ذؤاف وحي كذعاف: بسرعة

And a swiftly fatal death, and a swift life: meaning quickly.

والذأف والذأف: الإجهاز على الجريح

And al-dha'f and al-dha'f: finishing off the wounded.

وقد ذأفه وذأف عليه.

And he finished him off and finished him off.

من كان معه أسير فليذئف عليه

Whoever has a captive with him, let him finish him off quickly.

أي يجهز ويسرع قتله

Meaning to finish him off and hasten his killing.

والذئفان والذيفان: السم الذي يذأف ذأفا

And al-dhi'fan and al-dhayfan: the poison that causes a swift death.

ومر يذأفهم

And he passed by driving them away swiftly.