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الطفذ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of a grave or tomb. It denotes the act of burying or interring someone, and the grave itself as a place of burial.

Derived headwords

الطَّفْذnoun
  1. 1.
    graveboth

    A place of burial for the dead; a tomb.

أَطْفَاذnoun
  1. 1.
    gravesboth

    The plural form of 'al-ṭafdh', referring to multiple graves or tombs.

طفذهverb
  1. 1.
    to buryboth

    To place a dead body in the ground or a tomb; to inter.

  2. 2.
    to interboth

    To place in a grave or tomb.

يطفذهverb
  1. 1.
    he buriesboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'ṭafadha', indicating the action of burying.

Parallel reading

الطفذ: القبر
Al-ṭafdh: the grave.
ويحرك
And it is vocalized with a vowel change (on the first letter).
ج: أطفاذ
Plural: aṭfādh.
وطفذه يطفذه: رمسه وقبره
And ṭafadhahu yuṭfidhuhu: he buried him and interred him.