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ءفد

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of time, specifically the approaching end of a period, but also encompasses related ideas of haste, delay, and distance. It describes the nearing of a deadline or a specific time, as well as the duration or extent of time.

Derived headwords

أفِدَverb
  1. 1.
    to hastenboth

    To move quickly or with urgency towards a goal or destination.

  2. 2.
    to delayboth

    To move slowly or put off an action, acting in opposition to hastening.

  3. 3.
    to approachboth

    To draw near to a specific time, place, or event.

كفرحverb
  1. 1.
    to hastenboth

    To move quickly or with urgency, similar to the basic form of the verb.

  2. 2.
    to delayboth

    To move slowly or put off an action, acting in opposition to hastening.

  3. 3.
    to approachboth

    To draw near to a specific time, place, or event.

أسرعverb
  1. 1.
    to hastenboth

    To move or act with great speed.

أبطأverb
  1. 1.
    to delayboth

    To move or act slowly; to be late.

دناverb
  1. 1.
    to approachboth

    To come near or closer to something in space, time, or degree.

أزفverb
  1. 1.
    to approachboth

    To draw near, especially in time; to be imminent.

استأفدverb
  1. 1.
    to hastenclassical

    To make haste or move quickly.

  2. 2.
    to delayclassical

    To cause delay or move slowly.

  3. 3.
    to approachclassical

    To approach or draw near.

أفِدadjective
  1. 1.
    hasteningclassical

    One who is hastening or moving quickly.

  2. 2.
    delayingclassical

    One who is delaying or moving slowly.

  3. 3.
    approachingclassical

    One who is approaching or drawing near.

الأفِدnoun
  1. 1.
    the deadlineboth

    The appointed time or limit for something.

  2. 2.
    the durationboth

    The extent or length of time.

الأفَدnoun
  1. 1.
    the delayclassical

    The act or instance of delaying or being late.

بهاءnoun
  1. 1.
    the delayclassical

    The act or instance of delaying or being late.

مؤفدadjective
  1. 1.
    lateclassical

    Occurring at the end of a month or a specific time.

Parallel reading

عجل، وأسرع، وأبطأ، ضد، ودنا، وأزف
He hastened, and he sped up, and he delayed, the opposite, and he approached, and the time drew near.
فهو أفد
And he is hastening/delaying/approaching.
الأفد، محركة: الأجل، والأمد
Al-Afad, with vowels: the deadline, and the duration.
وبهاء: التأخير
And Bahā': the delay.
وخرج مؤفدا
And he went out مؤفدا.
أي: في آخر الشهر، أو الوقت
Meaning: at the end of the month, or the time.