فيف

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes vast, desolate, and often flat or open desert expanses, particularly those lacking water. It can also refer to specific locations known for wind or as routes between mountains.

Derived headwords

الفِيفnoun

1.
desert expanseboth
A large, open desert area, often characterized by flatness and lack of water.
2.
level groundclassical
A flat, even stretch of land.

الفِيفَاةnoun

1.
desert expanseboth
A large, waterless desert, often implying flatness and vastness. It is the feminine form of 'فيف'.

أفْيَافnoun

1.
desert expansesboth
The plural of 'فيف', referring to multiple large, open desert areas.

فُيُوفnoun

1.
desert expansesboth
Another plural form of 'فيف', denoting vast desert areas.

الفِيفَىnoun

1.
desert expanseboth
A large, desolate desert area, often flat and without water.

فَيَافِnoun

1.
desert expansesboth
The plural of 'فيفى', referring to wide, open desert plains.

الفِيفَاءnoun

1.
smooth desertboth
A smooth, flat desert area, often vast and waterless.
2.
distant placeclassical
A place that is far away from water sources.

فِيف الرِّيحname

1.
name of a placeclassical
A specific location known for wind, mentioned in classical poetry and historical accounts.
2.
a day of battleclassical
Refers to a specific historical day of Arab battles.

فِيف الخَبَّارname

1.
name of a placeclassical
A location near Medina mentioned in Islamic tradition.

فِيفَاء مِدَانname

1.
name of a placeclassical
A specific location mentioned in the context of a military expedition.

فِيفnoun

1.
route between mountainsclassical
A path or passage located between two mountains.

فِيفَانname

1.
name of a placeclassical
A proper noun referring to a specific location.

Parallel reading

الفيف والفيفاة: المفازة لا ماء فيها

Al-fīf and al-fīfāh: the waterless desert.

وجمع الفيف أفياف وفيوف، وجمع الفيفى فياف

The plural of al-fīf is afyāf and fuyūf, and the plural of al-fīfā is fiyāf.

الفيف المفازة التي لا ماء فيها مع الاستواء والسعة

Al-fīf is the desert that has no water in it, along with flatness and spaciousness.

وإذا أنثت فهي الفيفاة، وجمعها الفيافي

And if it is made feminine, it is al-fīfāh, and its plural is al-fiyāfī.

والفيفاء: الصحراء الملساء وهن الفيافي

And al-fīfā' is the smooth desert, and they (the smooth deserts) are al-fiyāfī.

ألف فيفاء زائدة لأنهم يقولون فيف في هذا المعنى

The alif in fīfā' is superfluous because they say fīf for this meaning.

الفيف من الأرض مختلف الرياح

Al-fīf of the land is where the winds change.

وبالدهناء موضع يقال له فيف الريح

And in Al-Dahnā' is a place called Fīf al-Rīḥ.

أخبر المخبر عنكم أنكم، ... يوم فيف الريح، أبتم بالفلج

Inform the informant about you that you, ... on the day of Fīf al-Rīḥ, returned with victory.

والركب، يعلو بهم صهب يمانية ... فيفا، عليه لذيل الريح نمنيم

And the riding animals, swift Yamanī camels carry them... a fīf (plain), upon which is the trailing edge of the wind's dust.

فيف الريح «3» يوم من أيام العرب

Fīf al-Rīḥ is one of the days of the Arabs.

وفي الحديث ذكر فيف الخبار، وهو موضع قريب من المدينة

And in the Hadith, the mention of Fīf al-Khabbār, which is a place near Medina.

والفيف: المكان المستوي

And al-fīf: the level place.

كل طريق بين جبلين فيف

Every path between two mountains is a fīf.

مهيل أفياف لها فيوف

A desolate expanse of plains, having fuyūf (plains).

الفيفاء البعيدة من الماء

Al-fīfā' is that which is far from water.

يصب عليكم الشر حتى يبلغ الفيافي ؛ هي البراري الواسعة جمع فيفاة

Evil will be poured upon you until it reaches the fiyāfī; they are the wide open lands, the plural of fīfāh.

فيف الريح موضع بالبادية

Fīf al-Rīḥ is a place in the desert.

فحثحثت مشغوف الفؤاد فراعني ... أناس بفيفان، فمرت الفرانيا

So I urged on the one whose heart was captivated, and I was startled by... people in Fīfān, so the swift ones passed by.