طفف

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of approaching, nearing, and becoming visible or accessible. It extends to meanings of being abundant, overflowing, or reaching the brim, and by extension, to deficiency, falling short, or cheating in measure. It also encompasses geographical terms for shores and borders.

Derived headwords

طَفَاverb

1.
to approach, draw nearboth
To come close to something, to be within reach or accessible.
2.
to appear, become visibleboth
To rise up or emerge so as to be seen, especially when within reach.
3.
to be abundant, plentifulclassical
To be in great quantity or supply.

أَطَفَّverb

1.
to approach, draw nearboth
To bring something near, to make it accessible or within reach.
2.
to be accommodating, agreeableclassical
To be favorably inclined towards someone, to desire to deceive them.
3.
to enable, make possibleclassical
To grant the ability or opportunity to do something.

اسْتَطَفَّverb

1.
to approach, draw nearboth
To come near or become accessible, especially for taking.
2.
to be within reachboth
To be visible and accessible, ready to be taken.

طَفْnoun

1.
shore, bankboth
The edge or bank of a river, sea, or body of water.
2.
border, edgeboth
The edge or boundary of land, especially of a desert or inhabited area.
3.
a place nameboth
A specific location, notably the place where Al-Husayn was martyred, near Kufa.
4.
foothills, mountain slopeclassical
The lower part or slope of a mountain.

طَفُوفnoun

1.
shores, banksboth
Plural of 'طَفّ', referring to the shores of the sea or the edges of the land.

أَطَفَّ لَهُ بِحَجَرٍverb phrase

1.
to raise a stone to throwclassical
To lift a stone with the intention of throwing it.

طَفَّ لَهُ بِحَجَرٍverb phrase

1.
to aim a stone to throwclassical
To move a stone towards someone with the intent to throw it.

طَفَّافnoun

1.
brim, overflowing partboth
The part of a measure that is above the level of the contents, or the contents that fill it to the brim.
2.
darkness of nightclassical
The deep blackness or obscurity of the night.

طَفَّافَةnoun

1.
brim, overflowing partboth
The part of a measure that is above the level of the contents, or the contents that fill it to the brim.
2.
darkness of nightclassical
The deep blackness or obscurity of the night.

طَفَّفَverb

1.
to cheat in measureboth
To give less than the full measure when weighing or measuring, to cheat or defraud.
2.
to be stingy, parsimoniousclassical
To be extremely frugal or to withhold what is due.
3.
to approach, be nearclassical
To bring something close to a limit or state.

تَطْفِيفnoun

1.
cheating in measureboth
The act of giving less than the full measure when weighing or measuring; fraud.
2.
shortcoming, deficiencyclassical
A falling short or deficiency, especially in fulfilling an obligation.

مُطَفِّفnoun

1.
one who cheats in measureboth
A person who defrauds others by giving short measure in weighing or selling.

طَفَّانadjective

1.
full to the brimboth
An adjective describing a container that is full to its brim or very close to being full.

طَفِيفadjective

1.
small, littleboth
A small amount, insignificant or minor.
2.
mean, base, contemptibleclassical
Low in status or quality; worthless or despicable.

طَفْطَفَةnoun

1.
flank, sideclassical
The side of an animal's body, particularly the flank.
2.
thin part of liverclassical
The thin edge or part of the liver.
3.
loose flesh or skinclassical
Any loose or flabby flesh or skin.

طَفْطَافadjective

1.
soft, moistclassical
Describing tender and moist vegetation.
2.
tender shoots, leavesclassical
The tender parts or leaves of plants.

أَطَلَّ عَلَى مَالِهِ وَأَطَفَّ عَلَيْهِverb phrase

1.
to seize and take away propertyclassical
To encompass or surround property with the intent to take it away.

Parallel reading

خذ ما طف لك وأطف واستطف أي ما أشرف لك

Take what is accessible to you, approach it, and seek it out, meaning what becomes visible to you.

خذ ما طف لك ودع ما استطف لك أي ارض بما أمكنك منه

Take what is accessible to you and leave what is beyond your reach, meaning be content with what you can obtain.

أطف فلان لفلان إذا طبن له وأراد ختله

So-and-so approached so-and-so if he felt inclined towards him and intended to deceive him.

واستطف لنا شيء أي بدا لنا لنأخذه

And something became accessible to us, meaning it appeared to us for us to take.

والطف: ما أشرف من أرض العرب على ريف العراق

And Al-Taff is what overlooks from the land of the Arabs towards the cultivated lands of Iraq.

والطف: سفح الجبل أيضا

And Al-Taff is also the foot of the mountain.

الطفوف: جمع طف، وهو ساحل البحر وجانب البر

Al-Tufuf is the plural of Taff, which is the seashore and the side of the land.

وأطف له بحجر: رفعه ليرميه

And he raised a stone for him to throw it.

والطفاف والطفافة، بالضم، ما فوق المكيال

And Al-Taffaf and Al-Taffafah, with damma, is what is above the measure.

والتطفيف: أن يؤخذ أعلاه ولا يتم كيله، فهو طفان

And Tattfif is to take from its top without completing its measure, so it is Taffan (full to the brim).

فنكس الدهقان وطففه القدح أي علا رأسه وتعداه

So the farmer bowed his head, and the cup went over his head, meaning it rose above his head and passed it.

وإنما قيل للفاعل مطفف لأنه لا يكاد يسرق في المكيال والميزان إلا الشيء الخفيف الطفيف

And the doer is called a mutaffif because he hardly steals in the measure and weight except for a light, small thing.

وإذا كالوهم أو وزنوهم يخسرون

And when they measure them or weigh them, they cause loss.

فسبقت الناس حتى طفف بي الفرس مسجد بني زريق حتى كاد يساوي المسجد

So I outran the people until the horse brought me near the mosque of Banu Zurayq, until it almost equaled the mosque.

ويل للمطففين

Woe to the defrauders (those who cheat in measure).

فالمعنى كلكم في الانتساب إلى أب واحد بمنزلة واحدة في النقص والتقاصر عن غاية التمام

The meaning is that you are all, in lineage to one father, equal in deficiency and falling short of complete perfection.

والطفف: التقتير، وقد طفف عليه

And Al-Tafaf is stinginess, and he was stingy towards him.

وهي الخاصرة، وقيل: هي ما رق من طرف الكبد

And it is the flank, and it is said to be what is thin from the edge of the liver.

مآكلهن طفطاف الربول

Their food is the tender, moist parts of the shrubs.