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زدف

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to covering or concealing something, particularly with a curtain or veil. It describes the action of drawing a curtain to obscure or hide.

Derived headwords

أَسْدَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to cover, to veilboth

    To draw a curtain or veil over something, thus covering or concealing it.

أَزْدَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to cover, to veilclassical

    To draw a curtain or veil over something, thus covering or concealing it. This is presented as synonymous with 'asdafa'.

Parallel reading

أسدف عليه الستر
He covered him with the curtain.
أزدف عليه الستر
He covered him with the curtain.