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التفث

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the state of being unkempt, disheveled, or dusty. It also extends to the act of grooming and removing excess hair or nail clippings, particularly in the context of religious rituals.

Derived headwords

التَّفَثُnoun
  1. 1.
    Dishevelmentboth

    The state of being unkempt, messy, or disheveled, often due to dust or neglect.

  2. 2.
    Groomingclassical

    The act of removing excess hair, such as from the nails, mustache, or pubic area, especially during religious observances.

تَفِثَverb
  1. 1.
    To be disheveledboth

    To become unkempt, messy, or covered in dust.

مُتَفِثٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Disheveledboth

    Someone or something that is unkempt, messy, or dusty.

الشَّعَثُnoun
  1. 1.
    Dishevelmentboth

    The state of being unkempt, messy, or having disordered hair.

المُغَبِّرُadjective
  1. 1.
    Dustyboth

    Covered in dust or dirt.

Parallel reading

التفث، محركة في المناسك: الشعث، وما كان من نحو قص الأظفار والشارب وحلق العانة وغير ذلك.
Al-tafath, when vocalized with harakat in the context of rituals: is dishevelment, and what pertains to it like trimming the nails, mustache, and shaving the pubic area, and other such things.
وككتف: الشعث، والمغبر.
And like kutuf: dishevelment, and being dusty.