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الخدف

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to swiftness, particularly in movement and gait. It also extends to meanings of snatching, tearing, and in a meteorological context, the falling of snow.

Derived headwords

خَدَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk swiftlyboth

    To walk with a quick and light pace, characterized by short, rapid steps.

  2. 2.
    to be tenderclassical

    To be soft, delicate, or tender in movement or nature.

يَخْدِفُverb
  1. 1.
    walks swiftlyboth

    Present tense of the verb meaning to walk with a quick and light pace.

  2. 2.
    is tenderclassical

    Present tense of the verb meaning to be soft or delicate.

خَدْفnoun
  1. 1.
    swift walkingboth

    The act of walking swiftly, characterized by short, rapid steps.

  2. 2.
    short stepsboth

    The characteristic of taking short, quick steps while walking.

خدفnoun
  1. 1.
    ship's crewclassical

    The people who inhabit or work on a ship; the crew of a vessel.

خدفnoun
  1. 1.
    snowfallclassical

    The falling of snow from the sky.

اِخْتَدَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to snatch awayboth

    To seize or take something suddenly and quickly, often by force or stealth.

  2. 2.
    to stealboth

    To take something that does not belong to one, especially secretly.

اختدفهverb
  1. 1.
    snatched it awayboth

    Past tense, third person singular masculine of the verb 'to snatch away'.

  2. 2.
    stole itboth

    Past tense, third person singular masculine of the verb 'to steal'.

اختدفه الثوبverb
  1. 1.
    tore the garmentboth

    To tear or rip a piece of clothing.

خدفهverb
  1. 1.
    tore itboth

    Past tense, third person singular masculine of the verb 'to tear'.

خَدْفnoun
  1. 1.
    tearingboth

    The act of tearing or ripping something.

خِدَافnoun
  1. 1.
    torn clothclassical

    A piece of torn fabric or cloth.

خُدْفnoun
  1. 1.
    torn shirtclassical

    A tear or rip in a shirt or tunic.

خُدْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tear in a shirtclassical

    A single instance of a tear or rip in a shirt.

Parallel reading

الخدف: سرعة المشي، وتقارب الخطو، وسكان السفينة.
Al-khadf: swiftness of walking, shortness of steps, and inhabitants of a ship.
وخدف يخدف: تنعم،
And khadafa yakhdifu: to be tender/delicate,
و السماء بالثلج: رمت به.
And the sky with snow: it cast it down.
واختدفه: اختطفه، واختلسه،
And ikhtadafahu: he snatched it away, he stole it,
و الثوب: قطعه، كخدفه يخدفه خدفا.
And the garment: he tore it, like khadafahu yakhdifuhu khadfan.
والخدف، كعنب: خرق القميص، واحدتها: خدفة.
And al-khadf, like 'inab: tears in a shirt, its singular is khadfah.