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وارف

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the concept of spaciousness, abundance, and spreading out, particularly in relation to shade. It can also refer to something being tall or lengthy.

Derived headwords

وارفadjective
  1. 1.
    spaciousboth

    Describing shade that is wide, extensive, and abundant.

  2. 2.
    tallclassical

    Referring to something that is long or tall, as in 'al-faynan'.

ورفverb
  1. 1.
    to be spaciousboth

    The shade became wide, extensive, and abundant.

يرفverb
  1. 1.
    to be spaciousboth

    The shade became wide, extensive, and abundant.

ورفاnoun
  1. 1.
    spaciousnessboth

    The state or quality of being spacious, wide, and abundant, especially referring to shade.

وريفاnoun
  1. 1.
    spaciousnessboth

    The state or quality of being spacious, wide, and abundant, especially referring to shade.

الفينانadjective
  1. 1.
    tallclassical

    Describing something that is long or tall.

لينadjective
  1. 1.
    softboth

    Describing the softness of bones or joints.

وريفadjective
  1. 1.
    softboth

    Describing the softness of bones or joints.

Parallel reading

والفينان: الطويل
And al-faynan: the tall.
وقد ورف الظل يرف ورفا ووريفا أي اتسع
And the shade became spacious, it became spacious, with spaciousness and spaciousness, meaning it became wide.
من اللائي سنابكهن شم، ... أخف مشاشها لين وريف
Among those whose shoulder blades are high, ... the softness of their joints is light and soft.