الدف

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the side or flank of something, extending to concepts of support, gentle movement, and swiftness. It also encompasses terms for musical instruments, military forces, and actions of hastening or overwhelming.

Derived headwords

الدَّفّnoun

1.
side, flankboth
The side or flank of any object.
2.
support, embankmentclassical
The support or embankment of sand or land.
3.
tambourineboth
A type of drum, often a frame drum, that is beaten.

الدَّفَّةnoun

1.
side, flankboth
The side or flank of something, similar to الدف.
2.
rudderclassical
The rudder of a ship.

الدَّفِيفnoun

1.
gentle gaitboth
A gentle, easy pace, especially of a camel.
2.
flutteringboth
The act of a bird moving its wings slightly above the ground.
3.
creeping, crawlingclassical
A slow, creeping movement.

الدَّفُوفadjective

1.
flutteringboth
Describing a bird that moves its wings close to the ground.

الدَّفْدَفَةnoun

1.
embankmentclassical
A mound or embankment of sand or earth.

الدَّافَّةnoun

1.
armyclassical
A large army advancing towards the enemy.

أحمد بن نصير الدفوفيname

1.
Hadith narratorclassical
A specific Hadith narrator named Ahmad bin Nasir Al-Dafufi.

دفّverb

1.
to flutterboth
To move one's wings, especially a bird moving them slightly above the ground.
2.
to move gentlyboth
To move with a gentle, light gait.

نسفverb

1.
to uproot, extirpateclassical
To uproot or completely destroy something.

دفيفverb

1.
to move gentlyboth
To walk with a gentle, easy pace.
2.
to flutterboth
To move wings slightly above the ground.

دفدفverb

1.
to move swiftlyclassical
To move quickly or hasten.
2.
to move gentlyclassical
To move with a gentle gait.

أدفّverb

1.
to move gentlyclassical
To move with a gentle gait.

استدفّverb

1.
to shaveclassical
To shave one's body, specifically using a razor.
2.
to become easyclassical
For a matter to become easy or straightforward.

دفّتَي المصحفnoun

1.
covers of the Quranclassical
The two covers or bindings of the Quran.

دفّتا الطبلnoun

1.
sides of the drumclassical
The two sides or heads of a drum.

مدففadjective

1.
fallen to the sidesclassical
Describing a camel's hump that has fallen to its sides.

داففتهverb

1.
to finish off, dispatchclassical
To hasten the end of something or someone, to dispatch them.

دففتهverb

1.
to finish off, dispatchclassical
To hasten the end of something or someone, to dispatch them.

تدافواverb

1.
to ride on each otherclassical
To mount or ride on top of one another.

استدف لكverb

1.
to be easy for youclassical
For something to be easy, accessible, or convenient for you.

دفّفverb

1.
to hastenclassical
To move with great speed or hasten.

أدفت عليه الأمورverb

1.
matters followed each otherclassical
For matters or events to follow one another in succession.

Parallel reading

الدف، بالفتح: الجنب من كل شيء، أو صفحته

Al-Daff, with fatha: the side of everything, or its flank.

و من الرمل والأرض: سندهما

And of sand and land: their support.

واللين من سير الإبل، كالدفيف

And the gentle pace of camels, like Al-Dafif.

ويؤكل ما دف، أي: حرك جناحيه من الطير كالحمام، لا ما صف كالنسور

And what flutters, i.e., moves its wings like doves, is eaten, not what soars like eagles.

ودفتا المصحف: ضمامتاه

And the two sides of the Quran: its bindings.

و من الطبل: اللتان على رأسه

And of the drum: the two heads on its top.

والدفيف: الدبيب، والسير اللين

And Al-Dafif: the creeping, and the gentle gait.

ومن الطائر: مره فويق الأرض، أو أن يحرك جناحيه؛ ورجلاه في الأرض، وقد دف وأدف ودفدف واستدف

And of a bird: to pass just above the ground, or to move its wings; while its feet are on the ground, and it has fluttered, moved gently, moved swiftly, and moved gently.

ودفادف الأرض: أسنادها، الواحد: دفدفة

And the mounds of the earth: their embankments, the singular is: Dafdafa.

والدافة: الجيش يدفون نحو العدو

And Al-Daffa: an army that advances towards the enemy.

وعقاب دفوف: تدنو من الأرض إذا انقضت

And a fluttering eagle: it approaches the ground when it swoops.

وسنام مدفف، كمحدث: سقط على دفتي البعير

And a hump that has fallen to the sides, like Muhaddath: it has fallen onto the two sides of the camel.

وداففته: أجهزت عليه، كدففته، ومنه: "داف ابن مسعود، رضي الله تعالى عنه، أبا جهل يوم بدر"

And Dafaftuhu: I finished him off, like Daffaftuhu, and from it: 'Ibn Mas'ud, may God Almighty be pleased with him, finished off Abu Jahl on the day of Badr'.

وتدافوا: ركب بعضهم بعضا

And they rode on each other: some mounted on others.

وخذ ما استدف لك، أي: ما أمكن وتسهل

And take what is easy for you, meaning: what is possible and easy.

واستدف بالموسى: استحد

And he shaved with the razor: he performed istihdad (shaving).

والأمر: استقام

And the matter: became straight/easy.

ودفف تدفيفا: أسرع، كدفدف

And he hastened with tadfifan: he moved quickly, like Dafdada.

وأدفت عليه الأمور: تتابعت

And matters followed upon him: they came in succession.