وهف

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the vigorous growth and intense greenness of plants, akin to shaking or trembling. It also extends to concepts of prominence, appearance, and taking hold of something that presents itself. Additionally, it signifies the burden of responsibility or trust.

Derived headwords

وَهَفَverb

1.
to be lush and greenboth
The plant became intensely green, lush, and vigorous, exhibiting strong growth.
2.
to appear, to present itselfclassical
Something became visible or presented itself, often implying an opportunity or something to be taken.
3.
to fly, to flutterclassical
To move quickly through the air, like a bird or a piece of cloth.
4.
to incline, to deviateclassical
To lean or deviate from what is right or just.

وَهْفًاnoun

1.
lushness, greennessboth
The state of a plant being intensely green, lush, and vigorous.
2.
appearance, presentationclassical
The act of something appearing or presenting itself.
3.
flight, flutteringclassical
The act of flying or fluttering.

وَهِيْفًاnoun

1.
lushness, greennessboth
The state of a plant being intensely green, lush, and vigorous.

أَوْهَفَverb

1.
to become prominent, to riseclassical
Something became prominent, elevated, or rose up.

الوَهَافَةnoun

1.
prominence, elevationclassical
The state of being prominent, elevated, or high.

وَاهِفadjective

1.
prominent, elevatedclassical
Something that is prominent, elevated, or high.
2.
church warden, custodianclassical
Originally, the custodian or warden of a church.
3.
burdened, entrustedclassical
One who is burdened with a trust or responsibility.

وَهَفِيْتَهُnoun

1.
its prominence, its heightclassical
The state of being prominent or elevated.

وَهَافَتَهُnoun

1.
its prominence, its heightclassical
The state of being prominent or elevated.

يُوهَفverb

1.
to be presented, to appearclassical
Something is presented or appears, implying an opportunity.

إِيْهَافًاnoun

1.
prominence, elevationclassical
The act or state of becoming prominent or elevated.

هَفْوَةnoun

1.
slip, lapse, errorboth
A mistake, a slip of the tongue, or a minor error.

وَهَفَ الأَمَانَةverb phrase

1.
to entrust with a heavy responsibilityclassical
To assign a significant and weighty trust or responsibility to someone.

وَهَفَ الدِّيْنَverb phrase

1.
to entrust with the leadership of religionclassical
To assign the leadership and responsibility for religious matters.

وَاهِفُ الأَمَانَةnoun

1.
the burden of trustclassical
The weight and responsibility associated with a trust or sacred duty.

وَهَفَverb

1.
to incline from right to wrongclassical
To deviate or lean away from justice and towards weakness or error.

Parallel reading

الوهف مثل الورف: وهو اهتزاز النبت وشدة خضرته.

Al-wahf is like al-warf: it is the trembling of the plant and its intense greenness.

وهف النبت يهف وهفا ووهيفا: اخضر وأورق واهتز مثل ورف ورفا.

The plant grew lush and green, it grew and trembled, like the plant that grew and trembled.

يقال: يهف ويرف وهيفا ووريفا.

It is said: it grows lush and trembles, with lushness and trembling.

وأوهف لك الشيء: أشرف وسنته الوهافة.

And a thing became prominent for you: it rose high, and its year was prominence.

فلا يزالن واهف عن وهافته.

So he remains prominent from his prominence.

لا يمنع واهف عن وهفيته.

A prominent one is not prevented from his prominence.

ما يوهف له شيء إلا أخذه أي ما يرتفع له شيء إلا أخذه.

Nothing presents itself to him but he takes it, meaning nothing rises for him but he takes it.

وكذلك ما يطف له شيء وما يشرف إيهافا وإشرافا.

And likewise, nothing presents itself to him but he takes it, and nothing rises high with prominence.

كلما وهف لهم شيء من الدنيا أخذوه ؛ معناه كلما بدا لهم وعرض.

Whenever something of this world appeared to them, they took it; its meaning is whenever it became apparent and presented itself to them.

يقال وهف الشيء يهف وهفا إذا طار؛ قال الراجز: سائلة الأصداغ يهفو طاقها أي يطير كساؤها.

It is said that a thing flies, it flies with a flying motion, if it flies; the poet said: its sides are flowing, its garment flies.

ومننه قيل للزلة هفوة.

And from this, a slip is called a 'hafwa'.

قلده رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، وهف الأمانة.

The Messenger of God, peace be upon him, entrusted him with the burden of the trust.

وفي رواية: وهف الدين ، أي قلده القيام بشرف الدين بعده، كأنما عنت أمر النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، إياه أن يصلي بالناس في مرضه، وقيل: وهف الأمانة ثقلها.

And in another narration: the burden of religion, meaning he entrusted him with the responsibility of the honor of religion after him, as if the Prophet, peace be upon him, intended him to lead the people in prayer during his illness, and it was said: the burden of the trust is its weight.

وهو الميل من حق إلى ضعف.

And it is the inclination from right to weakness.