وزف

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

The root وزف (w-z-f) primarily denotes rapid or approaching movement, specifically a quickening of pace or drawing near. It is often used to describe the swift gait of animals, particularly camels, and can also refer to hastening or urging something forward.

Derived headwords

وَزَفَverb

1.
to hastenboth
To move with increased speed, to quicken one's pace.
2.
to approachclassical
To draw near to something or someone.

وَزْفًاnoun

1.
hasteningboth
The act of moving with increased speed; a quickened pace.
2.
approachingclassical
The act of drawing near.

وَزِيفًاnoun

1.
swiftness of paceclassical
A rapid gait or speed of movement, similar to 'zifaf'.

وَزْفَةًnoun

1.
hasteningclassical
A quickened pace or act of hastening. This form is noted as potentially unusual.

أَوْزَفَverb

1.
to hastenclassical
To move with increased speed; to hasten.

الوَزِيفnoun

1.
swiftness of paceclassical
The quality of having a swift gait or speed of movement.

يَزِفُّونَverb

1.
they hastenboth
The present tense verb form indicating they are moving with increased speed.

يَزِفُونَverb

1.
they hastenboth
The present tense verb form indicating they are moving with increased speed, with a lighter pronunciation of the 'f'.

وَزَفَهُverb

1.
to urge onclassical
To hasten something or someone, to urge them forward.

وَزَفَ إِلَيْهِverb

1.
to approach himclassical
To draw near to someone.

تَوَازَفَverb

1.
to draw near to each otherclassical
When a group of people approach one another.

التَّوَازُفnoun

1.
mutual approachclassical
The act of drawing near to one another.
2.
contributing to expensesclassical
The act of contributing or sharing in expenses, particularly in a mutual way.

Parallel reading

وزف البعير وغيره وزفا ووزيفا ووزفة

The camel and others hastened with a hastening, a swiftness of pace, and a hastening.

أسرع المشي

The hastening of the walk.

قارب خطاه كزف

He neared his steps like 'zafa'.

وزف وأوزف إذا أسرع

'Wazafa' and 'awzafa' mean to hasten.

والوزيف: سرعة السير مثل الزفيف

And 'al-wazif': swiftness of pace, like 'az-zafif'.

فَأَقْبَلُوا إِلَيْهِ يَزِفُّونَ

So they came towards him hastening.

من وزف يزف إذا أسرع مثل زف يزف

From 'wazafa' yazuiffu if he hastens, like 'zafa' yazuiffu.

عرف غير الفراء يزفون، بالتخفيف، بمعنى يسرعون

Others than Al-Farra' knew 'yaziffuna', with the lightened 'f', meaning they hasten.

وَزَفَهُ وَزْفًا: استعجله، يمانية

He hastened him with a hastening: he urged him on, a Yamanite usage.

وَزَفَ إِلَيْهِ: دنا

He hastened towards him: he drew near.

توازف القوم: دنا بعضهم من بعض

The people drew near to each other: some of them approached some of the others.

التوازف: المناهدة في النفقات

Al-Tawazuf: contributing to expenses.

يقال: توازفوا بينهم

It is said: they contributed among themselves.

عظام الجفان بالعشية والضحى، ... مشاييط للأبدان عند التوازف

Large platters in the evening and morning, ... lean bodies at the time of contributing to expenses.