غدف

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

The root غدف primarily relates to covering, extending, and abundance, often associated with darkness, length, and fullness. It extends to concepts of covering with a veil or curtain, the arrival of night, and also to abundance in provisions and wealth. It also has specific nautical and surgical applications.

Derived headwords

الغُدَافnoun

1.
Ravenclassical
The raven, and some specifically refer to the large, broad-winged raven of the hot season.
2.
Large birdclassical
Sometimes the vulture with abundant feathers is named Ghadaf.
3.
Long black hairclassical
Also refers to long, abundant black hair.
4.
Black wingclassical
Also refers to a black wing.

غُدَافadjective

1.
Abundant and blackclassical
Describing hair as black and abundant.

تصيد شبان الرجال بفاحم ... غداف — It hunts young men with jet-black, abundant [hair]

غَدَافِيّadjective

1.
Extremely blackclassical
Describing something as intensely black, attributed to Ghadaf (the raven).

ركب في جناحك الغدافي — [something] mounted on your black wing

اغْدَوْدَفَverb

1.
To approach and extendclassical
The night approaches and extends its veils.

أَغْدَفَverb

1.
To extend veils of darknessclassical
The night extends its veils of darkness.
2.
To let down a veilclassical
A woman lets down her veil.
3.
To send down a coveringclassical
To send down a covering or curtain.
4.
To cast a netclassical
To cast a net upon a bird or prey.
5.
To circumvolute (sea)classical
The sea's waves churn and become turbulent.
6.
To circumcise incompletelyclassical
To circumcise a boy without fully removing the foreskin.

وأغدف الليل ستوره — And the night extended its curtains

وأغدفت المرأة قناعها — And the woman let down her veil

إن تغدفي دوني القناع، فإنني ... طب بأخذ الفارس المستلئم — If you let down the veil before me, then I am skilled at taking the armored knight

أنه أغدف على علي وفاطمة، عليهما السلام، سترا — That He sent down a covering over Ali and Fatima, peace be upon them

حين يغدف به — When the net is cast upon it

وأغدف البحر — And the sea churned

اغْتَدَفَverb

1.
To take abundantlyclassical
To take something in large quantities from someone.

الغَدْفَةnoun

1.
King's garmentclassical
A garment worn by a king.
2.
Garment for protectionclassical
A garment worn for protection against dust, darkness, and the like.

مُغَدَّفadjective

1.
Spacious and ampleclassical
Describing a life that is spacious and ample.

غَدَافnoun

1.
Abundance and prosperityclassical
Referring to a state of abundance, fertility, and prosperity in one's livelihood.

والقوم في غداف من عيشتهم — And the people are in abundance in their livelihood

الغَادِفnoun

1.
Oarsmanclassical
A sailor or boatman (a term used in Yemen).

الغَادِف والمِغْدَفَة والغَادُوف والمِغْدَفnoun

1.
Oar or paddleclassical
The oar or paddle used in a boat (terms used in Yemen).

Parallel reading

الغداف: الغراب، وخص بعضهم به غراب القيظ الضخم الوافر الجناحين

Al-Ghadaf: the raven, and some specifically refer to it as the large, broad-winged raven of the hot season.

وشعر غداف: أسود وافر

And Ghadaf hair: black and abundant.

وقال رؤبة: ركب في جناحك الغدافي

And Ru'bah said: 'It mounted on your black wing'

ويقال: أسود غدافي إذا كان شديد السواد نسب إلى الغداف

And it is said: 'black Ghadafi' if it is intensely black, attributed to Al-Ghadaf.

واغدودف الليل وأغدف: أقبل وأرخى سدوله

And the night approached and extended, and it approached and let down its veils.

وأغدف الليل ستوره إذا أرسل ستور ظلمه

And the night extended its curtains when it sent forth the curtains of its darkness.

حتى إذا الليل البهيم أغدفا

Until when the pitch-black night extended.

وأغدفت المرأة قناعها: أرسلته

And the woman let down her veil: she sent it down.

وأغدف قناعه: أرسله على وجهه

And he let down his veil: he sent it over his face.

إن تغدفي دوني القناع، فإنني ... طب بأخذ الفارس المستلئم

If you let down the veil before me, then I am skilled at taking the armored knight.

وأغدف عليه سترا: أرسله

And He sent down a covering upon him: He sent it down.

أنه أغدف على علي وفاطمة، عليهما السلام، سترا أي أرسله

That He sent down a covering over Ali and Fatima, peace be upon them, meaning He sent it down.

وأغدف بالطائر وأغدف عليه: أرسل عليه الشبكة

And he cast a net upon the bird and cast a net upon it: he sent the net upon it.

إن قلب المؤمن أشد اضطرابا من الخطيئة يصيبها من الطائر حين يغدف به

Indeed, the heart of the believer is more agitated than the sin it encounters from the bird when the net is cast upon it.

وأغدف الصياد الشبكة على الصيد

And the hunter cast the net upon the prey.

والغدفة: لباس الملك

And Al-Ghadafah: the garment of the king.

والغدفة والغدفة: لباس الفول والدجر ونحوهما

And Al-Ghadafah and Al-Ghadafah: a garment for dust, darkness, and the like.

وعيش مغدف: ملبس واسع

And a Ghadaf life: a spacious covering.

والقوم في غداف من عيشتهم أي في نعمة وخصب وسعة

And the people are in Ghadaf in their livelihood, meaning in abundance, fertility, and spaciousness.

وأغدف في ختان الصبي: استأصله؛ عن اللحياني

And he performed Ghadaf in the circumcision of the boy: he removed it completely; according to Al-Lihyani.

وأغدف البحر اعتكرت أمواجه

And the sea Ghadaf: its waves churned.

والغادف: الملاح، يمانية

And Al-Ghadif: the oarsman, a Yemeni term.

والغادف والمغدفة والغادوف والمغدف: المجداف، يمانية

And Al-Ghadif, Al-Mighdafah, Al-Ghadouf, and Al-Mighdaf: the oar, a Yemeni term.

واغتدف فلان من فلان اغتدافا إذا أخذ منه شيئا كثيرا

And so-and-so took abundantly from so-and-so if he took a lot from him.