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رزف
Root entry · 9 derived lemmasThis root primarily relates to the concept of approaching or drawing near. It also encompasses the idea of hastening or moving quickly, often applied to animals like camels or to the sound of clouds.
Derived headwords
رَزَفَverb
- 1.to approachboth
To draw near or come close to something.
رَزِيفًاnoun
- 1.approachingclassical
The act of drawing near or coming close.
الرَّزْفnoun
- 1.hasteningclassical
The act of moving quickly or speeding up.
أَرْزَفَverb
- 1.to hastenclassical
To move quickly or speed up.
- 2.to make hasteclassical
To urge or cause something to move faster.
مَرْزُفadjective
- 1.hasteningclassical
Describing something that is moving quickly or speeding up.
زَرَفَverb
- 1.to hastenclassical
To move quickly or speed up.
أَزْرَفَهَاverb
- 1.to urge (in speed)classical
To urge a camel or other animal to increase its speed.
زَرَفَتْverb
- 1.to hastenclassical
Referring to a female camel that is moving quickly.
أَزْرَفَهَاverb
- 1.to urge (in speed)classical
To urge a female camel to increase its speed.
Parallel reading
رزف إليه يرزف رزيفا: دنا
He approached it, approaching, an approaching: he drew near.
والرزف: الإسراع؛ عن كراع
And ar-razf: hastening; according to Kra'a.
وأرزف الرجل: أسرع
And the man hastened: he sped up.
وأرزف السحاب: صوت كأرزم
And the clouds made a sound: a sound like arzam.
فذاك سقى أم الحويرث ماءه، ... بحيث انتوت واهي الأسرة مرزف
So that watered Umm al-Huwayrith with its water, ... where the weak-boned one, the hastening one, intended.
ورزفت الناقة: أسرعت
And the she-camel hastened: she sped up.
وأرزفتها أنا: أحثثتها في السير
And I urged her on: I hastened her in her journey.
ورواه الصرام عن شمر زرفت وأزرفتها، الزاي قبل الراء
And As-Sarram narrated it from Shamir: 'zaraft' and 'azraftuha', with the Zay before the Ra.