عزف

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

The root 'عزف' primarily relates to sounds, particularly musical or percussive ones, and by extension, to playing musical instruments. It also extends to the idea of turning away from something, disliking it, or being indifferent to it, often due to a lack of desire.

Derived headwords

عَزَفَverb

1.
to play musicboth
To play musical instruments, especially those that are struck or plucked.
2.
to make a soundboth
To produce a sound, often a percussive or resonant one, like that of a drum, sand, or wind.
3.
to turn away fromboth
To turn away from something, to be indifferent to it, or to dislike it after having been attracted to it.
4.
to be abstemiousclassical
To refrain from something, especially worldly pleasures or desires.

عزف يعزف عزفا — He played music.

عزفت القوس عزفا وعزيفا — The bow made a sound.

عَزْفnoun

1.
playing musicboth
The act of playing musical instruments.
2.
soundboth
A sound, especially a musical or percussive one, or the sound of wind or sand.
3.
indifferenceclassical
A state of turning away from or disliking something.

العزف: اللعب بالمعازف — Playing music: playing with musical instruments.

العزف: صوت في الرمل لا يدرى ما هو — A sound in the sand whose nature is unknown.

مَعَازِفnoun

1.
musical instrumentsboth
Musical instruments, especially those that are struck or played, often referring to percussion or stringed instruments.
2.
amusementsclassical
Things used for amusement, particularly musical entertainment.

والمعازف: الملاهي — And al-ma'azif: amusements.

إذا سمعن صوت المعازف أيقن أنهن هوالك — When they heard the sound of musical instruments, they knew they were doomed.

مِعْزَفnoun

1.
musical instrumentboth
A single musical instrument, particularly a type of lute or oud.

فإذا أفرد المعزف، فهو ضرب من الطنابير ويتخذه أهل اليمن وغيرهم، يجعل العود معزفا — If the mi'zaf is singularized, it is a type of lute, and the people of Yemen and others make the oud into a mi'zaf.

مِعْزَفَةnoun

1.
musical instrumentboth
A single musical instrument, similar to mi'zaf.

عَازِفnoun

1.
musicianboth
One who plays musical instruments.
2.
singerclassical
One who sings, especially in accompaniment with music.

والعازف: اللاعب بها والمغني — And the 'aazif: the one who plays them and the singer.

عَزُوفadjective

1.
indifferentboth
One who is indifferent to or turns away from something, especially worldly desires.
2.
abstinentclassical
One who refrains from desires, particularly sexual or worldly ones.

ورجل عزوف عن اللهو إذا لم يشتهه — And a man 'azuuf (indifferent) to amusement if he does not desire it.

ألم تعلمي أني عزوف على الهوى — Do you not know that I am 'azuuf (indifferent) to passion?

عَزِيفnoun

1.
soundboth
A sound, especially the sound of wind, sand, or the percussive sound of جن (jinn).
2.
playing musicclassical
The act of playing musical instruments.

عزيف كتضراب المغنين بالطبل — A sound like the beating of singers with drums.

عزيف الجن: جرس أصواتها — 'Azeef of the jinn: the ringing of their voices.

عَزِيفَةnoun

1.
soundclassical
A sound, particularly the sound of wind or jinn.

ولا العزيفات ولا المعانق — Nor the 'azeefaat (sounds) nor the embraces.

عَزَّازِفadjective

1.
soundingclassical
Describing sand that makes a sound when the wind blows.
2.
resonantclassical
Describing clouds from which the sound of thunder is heard.

ورمل عازف وعزاف: مصوت — And a sounding and resonant sand: making noise.

وسحاب عزاف: يسمع منه عزيف الرعد وهو دويه — And resonant clouds: from which the sound of thunder is heard, its rumbling.

أَعْزَفَverb

1.
to hear a soundclassical
To hear the sound of wind or sand.

وأعزف: سمع عزيف الرياح والرمال — And 'a'zafa: he heard the sound of the winds and sands.

تَعَازَفَverb

1.
to recite to each otherclassical
To recite or chant to each other, especially poems or war songs.

بما تعازفت الأنصار يوم بعاث — With what the Ansar recited to each other on the day of Bu'ath.

عَزُوفَةnoun

1.
indifferenceclassical
A state of being indifferent or turning away from something.

اعْزَوْزَفَverb

1.
to prepare forclassical
To prepare oneself for evil or mischief.

واعزوزف للشر: تهيأ — And 'a'zawzafa for evil: he prepared himself.

عَزَّافname

1.
a place nameclassical
A specific sandy area or mountain known for its sounds.

والعزاف: رمل لبني سعد صفة غالبة مشتق من ذلك ويسمى أبرق العزاف — And al-'azzaaf: sand belonging to Banu Sa'd, a dominant description derived from that, and it is called Abraq al-'azzaaf.

عَزْفname

1.
a type of birdclassical
A type of pigeon or dove, specifically the 'azf al-turaniyya.

والعزف: الحمام الطورانية في قول الشماخ — And al-'azf: the Turanian pigeons in the saying of Shammakh.

Parallel reading

والمعازف: الملاهي، واحدها معزف ومعزفة.

And al-ma'azif: amusements, their singular is mi'zaf and mi'zafah.

وعزف الرجل يعزف إذا أقام في الأكل والشرب

And a man plays music (or indulges) if he stays long in eating and drinking.

فإذا أفرد المعزف، فهو ضرب من الطنابير ويتخذه أهل اليمن وغيرهم، يجعل العود معزفا.

If the mi'zaf is singularized, it is a type of lute, and the people of Yemen and others make the oud into a mi'zaf.

وعزف الدف: صوته.

And the sound of the drum: its sound.

فقال: ما هذا؟ قالوا: ختان، فسكت ؛ العزف: اللعب بالمعازف، وهي الدفوف وغيرها مما يضرب؛

He said: What is this? They said: A circumcision. So he remained silent; al-'azf: playing with musical instruments, which are tambourines and other things that are struck;

قال الراجز: للخوتع الأزرق فيها صاهل، ... عزف كعزف الدف والجلاجل

The poet said: For the blue hawk, there is a neighing in it, ... a sound like the sound of the drum and the cymbals.

وفي حديث أم زرع: إذا سمعن صوت المعازف أيقن أنهن هوالك.

And in the narration of Umm Zur'ah: When they heard the sound of musical instruments, they knew they were doomed.

والعازف: اللاعب بها والمغني، وقد عزف عزفا.

And the 'aazif: the one who plays them and the singer, and he played music (or sang) 'azfan.

أن جاريتين كانتا تغنيان بما تعازفت الأنصار يوم بعاث

That two slave girls were singing what the Ansar recited to each other on the day of Bu'ath

عزفت الجن تعزف عزفا وعزيفا: صوتت ولعبت؛

The jinn made a sound and played 'azfan and 'azeefan: they made noise and played;

قال ذو الرمة: عزيف كتضراب المغنين بالطبل

Dhu al-Rummah said: A sound like the beating of singers with the drum.

ورجل عزوف عن اللهو إذا لم يشتهه، وعزوف عن النساء إذا لم يصب إليهن؛

And a man is 'azuuf (indifferent) to amusement if he does not desire it, and 'azuuf towards women if he does not incline to them;

قال الفرزدق يخاطب نفسه: عزفت بأعشاش، وما كدت تعزف، ... وأنكرت من حدراء ما كنت تعرف

Al-Farazdaq said, addressing himself: You were indifferent to 'Ashash, and you were barely indifferent, ... and you denied from Hadra' what you used to know.

وعزفت القوس عزفا وعزيفا: صوتت؛

And the bow made a sound 'azfan and 'azeefan: it made a sound;

والعزيف: صوت الرمال إذا هبت بها الرياح.

And al-'azeef: the sound of the sands when the winds blow through them.

وأعزف: سمع عزيف الرياح والرمال.

And 'a'zafa: he heard the sound of the winds and sands.

ورمل عازف وعزاف: مصوت،

And a sounding and resonant sand: making noise,

وإنما العزف أيضا. وقد عزفت الجن تعزف، بالكسر، عزيفا.

And it is also al-'azf. And the jinn made a sound 'azeefan, with kasr, 'azeefan.

وفي حديث ابن عباس، رضي الله عنهما: كانت الجن تعزف الليل كله بين الصفا والمروة ؛ عزيف الجن: جرس أصواتها،

And in the narration of Ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them: The jinn used to make sounds all night between Safa and Marwah; 'azeef of the jinn: the ringing of their voices,

وقيل: هو صوت الرياح في الجو فتوهمه أهل البادية صوت الجن.

And it was said: It is the sound of the winds in the sky, so the desert dwellers mistook it for the sound of the jinn.

وسحاب عزاف: يسمع منه عزيف الرعد وهو دويه؛

And resonant clouds: from which the sound of thunder is heard, its rumbling;

وعزفت نفسي عن الشيء تعزف وتعزف عزفا وعزوفا: تركته بعد إعجابها وزهدت فيه وانصرفت عنه.

And my soul turned away from a thing, turning away and turning away 'azfan and 'uzuufan: I left it after admiring it, became ascetic towards it, and turned away from it.

وفي حديث حارثة: عزفت نفسي عن الدنيا أي عافتها وكرهتها،

And in the narration of Harithah: My soul turned away from the world, meaning it found it distasteful and disliked it,

وقدما تعلقت أم الصبي ... مني على عزف واكتهال

Long ago, the mother of the boy was attached ... to me with indifference and maturity.

والعزوف: الذي لا يكاد يثبت على خلة؛

And al-'azuuf: one who hardly remains steadfast in friendship;

واعزوزف للشر: تهيأ؛

And 'a'zawzafa for evil: he prepared himself;

والعزف: الحمام الطورانية في قول الشماخ:

And al-'azf: the Turanian pigeons in the saying of Shammakh: