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يافث

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a proper name, Japheth, son of Noah, and is associated with the lineage of various peoples. It also denotes a specific location in Yemen.

Derived headwords

يَافِثname
  1. 1.
    Japhethboth

    The name of Noah's son, considered the progenitor of the Turks, Gog, and Magog.

أَيَافِثname
  1. 1.
    Ayāfithclassical

    A place name in Yemen.

Parallel reading

يَافِث، كصاحب: ابن نوح، أبو الترك ويأجوج ومأجوج.
Japheth, like Sāḥib: son of Noah, father of the Turks and Gog and Magog.
وأيافث، كأثارب: ع باليمن.
And Ayāfith, like Athārib: a place in Yemen.