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زخف

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to grasping or taking something with fingers, and also to boasting or being proud. The connection between these meanings is not explicitly clear from the provided text.

Derived headwords

الشوذقةnoun
  1. 1.
    grasping with fingersclassical

    The act of a person taking something from their companion with their fingers.

التزخيفnoun
  1. 1.
    grasping with fingersclassical

    The act of a person taking something from their companion with their fingers. It is suggested this might be an Arabic word.

زخفverb
  1. 1.
    to boastclassical

    To be boastful or proud.

مزخفadjective
  1. 1.
    boastfulclassical

    A boastful or proud person.

Parallel reading

الشوذقة والتزخيف أخذ الإنسان عن صاحبه بأصابعه الشيذق
The shūdhqah and tazkhīf is a person taking from their companion with their fingers.
أما الشوذقة فمعرب
As for the shūdhqah, it is a loanword.
وأما التزخيف فأرجو أن يكون عربيا صحيحا
And as for the tazkhīf, I hope it is a correct Arabic word.
ويقال: زخف يزخف إذا فخر
And it is said: he زخف, yuzkhifu, if he boasts.
ورجل مزخف: فخور
And a man mazkhūf: boastful.
وأنت فتاهم غير شك زعمته، ... كفى بك ذا بأو بنفسك مزخفا
And you are their young man, no doubt you claimed him, ... it is enough for you that you are boastful with yourself.
وأظن زخف مقلوبا عن فخز
And I think zakhf is an inversion of fakhr.