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طفح

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of overflowing, filling up, and abundance. It extends to meanings of rapid movement, birth, and expulsion, as well as dryness or immobility.

Derived headwords

طَفَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to overflowboth

    The container became full and its contents rose to the brim and spilled over.

  2. 2.
    to be abundantclassical

    Used to describe a state of fullness or abundance.

طَفْحًاnoun
  1. 1.
    overflowingboth

    The act or state of overflowing.

  2. 2.
    abundanceclassical

    A state of being full or abundant.

طُفُوحًاnoun
  1. 1.
    overflowingclassical

    The act or state of overflowing, similar to طفحا.

طَفَحَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to fill itclassical

    To cause something to become full or overflow.

أَطْفَحَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to fill it upclassical

    To cause something to be completely full, to the point of overflowing.

سَكْرَان طَافِحadjective
  1. 1.
    utterly drunkclassical

    A description of someone who is extremely intoxicated, to the point of overflowing with drunkenness.

المِطْفَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    ladleclassical

    A ladle used to scoop out the scum or foam from the top of a pot of cooking food.

اِطَّفَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to overflowclassical

    To become full and overflow, used in the pattern افتعل.

إِنَاءٌ طَفْحَانadjective
  1. 1.
    overflowing vesselclassical

    A container that is so full it is spilling over its sides.

قَصْعَةٌ طَفْحَىadjective
  1. 1.
    overflowing bowlclassical

    A large bowl that is full to the brim and overflowing.

نَاقَةٌ طَفَّاحَةُ القَوَائِمadjective
  1. 1.
    swift-legged camelclassical

    A female camel that is very fast due to its long and powerful legs.

طَفَاحُ الأَرْضnoun
  1. 1.
    fullness of the earthclassical

    The state of the earth being completely full or covered.

طَفَحَتْ بِالْوَلَدverb
  1. 1.
    to give birthclassical

    A woman giving birth to a child at the completion of her term.

طَفَحَتِ الرِّيحُ الْقُطْنَةverb
  1. 1.
    wind blew stronglyclassical

    The wind blew forcefully, scattering or lifting the cotton.

اِطْفَحْ عَنِّيverb
  1. 1.
    go away from meclassical

    An imperative command to depart or be removed from someone.

الطَّافِحَةadjective
  1. 1.
    dryclassical

    Describing something that is dry or parched.

رُكْبَةٌ طَافِحَةadjective
  1. 1.
    immobile kneeclassical

    A knee that is stiff or immobile, making it difficult for its owner to grasp or control.

Parallel reading

طَفَحَ الإِنَاءُ، كَمَنَعَ، طُفُوحًا وَطُفُوحًا: امْتَلأَ
The container overflowed, as in 'man'a', with overflowing and abundance: it became full.
وَارْتَفَعَ
And it rose.
وَطَفَحَهُ، وَطَفَحَهُ، وَأَطْفَحَهُ
And he filled it, and he filled it, and he filled it up.
وَمِنْهُ: سَكْرَانٌ طَافِحٌ
And from this is: an utterly drunk person.
وَالمُطْفَحَةُ: مِغْرَفَةٌ تَأْخُذُ طَفَّاحَةَ القِدْرِ، أَيْ زَبَدَهَا
And the ladle: is a scoop that takes the scum of the pot, meaning its foam.
وَقَدْ اطَّفَحَ القِدْرَ، كَافْتَعَلَ
And he caused the pot to overflow, in the pattern 'ifta'ala'.
وَإِنَاءٌ طَفْحَانٌ: يَفِيضُ مِنْ جَوَانِبِهِ
And an overflowing container: spills from its sides.
وَقَصْعَةٌ طَفْحَى
And an overflowing bowl.
وَنَاقَةٌ طَفَّاحَةُ القَوَائِمِ: سَرِيعَتُهَا
And a swift-legged camel: meaning very fast.
وَطَفَاحُ الأَرْضِ، بِالْكَسْرِ: مِلْؤُهَا
And the fullness of the earth, with kasra: means its entirety.
وَطَفَحَتْ، كَمَنَعَ، بِالْوَلَدِ: وَلَدَتْهُ لِتَمَامٍ
And she gave birth, as in 'man'a', to the child: she delivered him at full term.
وَالرِّيحُ القُطْنَةَ: سَطَعَتْ بِهَا
And the wind blew the cotton: it scattered it forcefully.
وَاطْفَحْ عَنِّي: اذْهَبْ
And 'go away from me': means depart.
وَالطَّافِحَةُ: اليَابِسَةُ
And 'dry': means parched.
وَمِنْهُ: رُكْبَةٌ طَافِحَةٌ: لِلَّتِي لَا يُقْدِرُ صَاحِبُهَا أَنْ يَقْبِضَهَا
And from this is: an immobile knee: for the one whose owner cannot grasp it.