التنوفة

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes vast, desolate, and remote desert expanses. It encompasses the concepts of barrenness, distance, and the absence of life or water in such landscapes.

Derived headwords

التنوفةnoun

1.
Desert expanseboth
A large, desolate desert, or a vast land with distant horizons.
2.
Barren wastelandclassical
A desert with no water or inhabitants, even if it is vegetated.

التنوفيةnoun

1.
Desert expanseboth
Synonymous with التنوفة, referring to a large, desolate desert or a vast land with distant horizons.
2.
Barren wastelandclassical
Synonymous with التنوفة, a desert with no water or inhabitants, even if vegetated.

تنائفnoun

1.
Distant desertsclassical
Plural of تنوف, referring to remote and far-reaching desert expanses.

تنفadjective

1.
Distantclassical
Describing something as having distant horizons or being far away.

تنوفىname

1.
Thunufahclassical
A mountain pass or elevated area near Al-Qawa'il.

ينوفىname

1.
Yunufahclassical
An alternative pronunciation or name for the mountain pass Thunufah, possibly indicating a different root origin (n-w-f).

Parallel reading

المفازة، أو الأرض الواسعة البعيدة الأطراف، أو الفلاة لا ماء بها ولا أنيس، وإن كانت معشبة.

A desert, or a vast land with distant horizons, or a wasteland with no water or inhabitants, even if it is vegetated.

وتنائف تنف، كركع: بعيدة الأطراف.

And 'tana'if' (pl. of 'tanf') are distant, like 'rak'a', meaning having distant horizons.

وتنوفى، كجلولى: ثنية مشرفة قرب القواعل، ويقال: ينوفى بالتحتية؛ فيكون محله: ن وف.

And 'Thunufah', like 'julwlah', is a mountain pass overlooking near Al-Qawa'il, and it is said: 'Yunufah' with a kasrah under the ya'; so its root would be: n-w-f.