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الءرفة

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of boundaries, divisions, and demarcations, both physical and abstract. It extends to actions related to setting these boundaries, such as dividing land or tying knots, and also includes terms for pure milk and a specific type of stone.

Derived headwords

الأرفةnoun
  1. 1.
    Boundary between landsboth

    The line or area that separates two pieces of land.

  2. 2.
    Knotboth

    A fastening made by tying a piece of string, rope, or something similar.

كغرفnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of boundaryclassical

    The plural form of 'al-urfah', referring to multiple boundaries or divisions.

الأرفيadjective
  1. 1.
    Pure milkclassical

    Describing milk that is unadulterated and pure.

  2. 2.
    Scraperclassical

    One who or that which scrapes or smooths.

أرفverb
  1. 1.
    To set boundariesclassical

    To establish or define the limits or borders of something, especially land.

  2. 2.
    To divideclassical

    To separate into parts or portions.

تأريفاnoun
  1. 1.
    Setting boundariesclassical

    The act of establishing or defining boundaries.

  2. 2.
    Dividingclassical

    The act of separating into parts.

  3. 3.
    Tying a knotclassical

    The act of fastening something by tying.

مؤارفيadjective
  1. 1.
    Neighboringclassical

    Sharing a common boundary or border; adjacent in residence or location.

Parallel reading

الأرفة، بالضم: الحد بين الأرضين
Al-urfah, with dammah: the boundary between two lands.
ج: كغرف
Its plural is like 'ghuraf'.
والعقدة
And the knot.
والأرفي، كقمري: اللبن الخالص
And al-urfi, like qamari: the pure milk.
والماسح
And the scraper.
وأرف على الأرض تأريفا: جعلت لها حدود
And he set boundaries for the land, setting boundaries for it: he made limits for it.
وقسمت
And he divided.
وتأريف الحبل: عقده
And the tying of the rope: its knotting.
وهو مؤارفي: حده إلى حدي في السكنى والمكان
And he is my neighbor: his boundary is adjacent to mine in dwelling and place.