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الزخرف

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

The root الزخرف primarily relates to adornment, decoration, and embellishment, often with a connotation of artificiality or falsehood. It extends to concepts of beauty, luxury, and elaborate or deceptive speech and appearance.

Derived headwords

الزُّخْرُفnoun
  1. 1.
    goldboth

    Refers to the precious metal gold, often used for decoration and luxury.

  2. 2.
    perfection of beautyboth

    Denotes the utmost beauty or excellence of something, its peak of aesthetic appeal.

  3. 3.
    embellished speechboth

    Speech that is made attractive or appealing through exaggeration, falsehood, or deceptive rhetoric.

  4. 4.
    colorful plantsboth

    Refers to the diverse and colorful vegetation found on the land.

الزَّخَارِفnoun
  1. 1.
    shipsclassical

    A plural form referring to ships, likely emphasizing their decorated or grand appearance.

  2. 2.
    waterwaysclassical

    Refers to the paths or channels of water.

  3. 3.
    flying insectsclassical

    Small, four-winged insects that fly over water, resembling flies.

Parallel reading

الزُّخْرُف: الذهب
Al-zukhruf: gold.
وكمال حسن الشيء
And the perfection of the beauty of a thing.
و من القول: حسنه بترقيش الكذب
And of speech: its beautification through the embellishment of lies.
و من الأرض: ألوان نباتها
And of the land: the colors of its plants.
والزخارف: السفن
And al-zakhārif: ships.
و من الماء: طرائقه
And of water: its paths.
ودويبات تطير على الماء ذوات أربع كالذباب
And small creatures that fly on the water, having four wings, like flies.