رغف

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of gathering, clumping, or forming something into a mass, particularly with hands. It extends to concepts of feeding or offering food, and metaphorically to intense focus or staring.

Derived headwords

رَغَفَverb

1.
to clump, to kneadboth
To clump or knead something, such as mud or dough, with one's hands.

رَغْفًاnoun

1.
clumping, kneadingboth
The act of clumping or kneading, as in forming dough or mud with hands.

رَغِيفnoun

1.
loaf of breadboth
A loaf of bread, derived from the act of clumping dough.

أَرْغِفَةnoun

1.
loaves of breadboth
The plural of 'raghif', meaning loaves of bread.

رَغْفnoun

1.
loaves of breadclassical
A plural form of 'raghif', referring to loaves of bread.

رَغَفَانnoun

1.
loaves of breadclassical
Another plural form of 'raghif', referring to loaves of bread.

رَغَفَverb

1.
to feed, to offer foodclassical
To feed an animal by placing food, such as grain or flour, into its mouth.

أَرْغَفَverb

1.
to stare intentlyclassical
To fix one's gaze intently, to stare sharply. This applies to both humans and animals like lions.

Parallel reading

رَغَفَ الطين والعجين يرغفه رغفا: كتله بيديه

Mud and dough are clumped (raghifa) with the hands, meaning they are kneaded with the hands.

وأصل الرغف جمعك الرغيف تكتله

And the origin of 'raghf' is your gathering and clumping the 'raghif'.

والجمع أرغفة ورغف ورغفان

And the plural are 'arghifah', 'raghf', and 'raghfan'.

إن الشواء والنشيل والرغف،

Indeed, the roasted meat, the stew, and the loaves of bread,

ورغف البعير رغفا: لقمه البزر والدقيق

And a camel is fed (raghifa) by placing grain and flour into its mouth.

وأرغف الرجل: حدد بصره

And a man stares intently (arghafa): he sharpens his sight.

وكذلك الأسد

And likewise the lion.