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الءثفية

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to stones used to support a cooking pot, extending to concepts of stability, following, and abundance. It also encompasses geographical locations and descriptive terms for physical characteristics.

Derived headwords

الأثفيةnoun
  1. 1.
    stone for potboth

    A stone placed under a cooking pot to support it.

  2. 2.
    abundanceclassical

    A large number or quantity, or a multitude of people.

أثافيnoun
  1. 1.
    stones for pot (pl.)both

    Plural of أثفية, referring to the stones used to support a cooking pot.

  2. 2.
    large number (pl.)classical

    A large quantity or multitude.

  3. 3.
    crowd (pl.)classical

    A large gathering of people.

  4. 4.
    starsclassical

    Stars located near the top of a cooking pot, or round stars.

أثفيةnoun
  1. 1.
    piece of mountainclassical

    A piece of a mountain that is connected to the main body, with two other similar pieces beside it.

أثفهverb
  1. 1.
    to follow and drive awayclassical

    To follow someone persistently and drive them away.

  2. 2.
    to seekclassical

    To search for or pursue someone or something.

يأثفهverb
  1. 1.
    to follow and drive awayclassical

    To follow someone persistently and drive them away.

  2. 2.
    to seekclassical

    To search for or pursue someone or something.

أثيفيةname
  1. 1.
    place in Yamamaclassical

    A place in Yamama, belonging to the children of Jarir ibn al-Khuṭfā.

ذو أثيفيةname
  1. 1.
    place in Medinaclassical

    A place located in the 'Aqiqq area of Medina.

أثيفياتname
  1. 1.
    place or small mountainsclassical

    A place name, or small mountains, similar to 'Athāfī.

معظمadjective
  1. 1.
    short and stoutclassical

    Describing someone who is short, broad, fleshy, and stout.

الآثفadjective
  1. 1.
    steadfastclassical

    One who is firm, stable, or steadfast.

  2. 2.
    followerclassical

    One who follows or adheres to another.

أثف القدرverb
  1. 1.
    to place pot on stonesclassical

    To place a cooking pot upon the supporting stones (al-athāfī).

تأثيفاnoun
  1. 1.
    placing pot on stonesclassical

    The act of placing a cooking pot upon the supporting stones.

تأثفهverb
  1. 1.
    to make denseclassical

    To make something dense or compact.

  2. 2.
    to cling toclassical

    To cling to someone, become attached to them, or follow them closely.

  3. 3.
    to urge onclassical

    To urge someone on, persist with them, and incite them.

القدرnoun
  1. 1.
    cooking potboth

    A cooking pot, especially one that is round.

Parallel reading

الحجر يوضع عليه القدر
The stone upon which the pot is placed.
ج: أثافي، ويخفف
Plural: athāfī, and it is also pronounced with a lighter stress.
والعدد الكثير، وجماعة الناس
And a large number, and a multitude of people.
ثالثة الأثافي: القطعة من الجبل يجعل إلى جنبها اثنتان، فتكون القطعة متصلة بالجبل
The third of the athāfī: a piece of a mountain with two others placed beside it, so the piece is connected to the mountain.
ورماه بثالثة الأثافي: بالشر كله، جعل الشر إثفية بعد إثفية، حتى إذا رماه بالثالثة لم يترك منها غاية
And he threw him with the third of the athāfī: with all evil, making evil one evil after another, until when he threw him with the third, he left no limit to it.
وأثفه يأثفه: تبعه وطرده
And he athafa-hu ya'thufu-hu: he followed him and drove him away.
ويأثفه: طلبه
And ya'thufu-hu: he sought him.
وأثيفية، كحديبية: ة باليمامة لأولاد جرير بن الخطفى
And Athīfiyyah, like Ḥudaybiyyah: a place in Yamama for the children of Jarir ibn al-Khuṭfā.
وذو أثيفية: ع بعقيق المدينة
And Dhū Athīfiyyah: a place in the 'Aqiqq of Medina.
وأثيفيات: ع، أو جبال صغار، كالأثافي
And Athīfiyyāt: a place, or small mountains, like the athāfī.
والآثف: الثابت، والتابع
And al-āthif: the steadfast, and the follower.
والأثافي: كواكب بحيال رأس القدر، والقدر أيضا كواكب مستديرة
And the athāfī: stars near the top of the cooking pot, and the pot also refers to round stars.
وأثف القدر تأثيفا: جعلها على الأثافي
And athafa al-qadra ta'thīfan: he placed the pot on the athāfī.
وتأثفه: تكثفه، ولزمه وألفه، واتبعه وألح عليه، ولم يبرح يغريه
And ta'aththafa-hu: he made it dense, clung to him and became familiar with him, followed him and insisted on him, and did not cease to incite him.