زف

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

The root Z-F (زف) primarily relates to the swift movement of something, often with a sense of urgency or speed. This includes the rapid movement of a bride to her groom, the quickness of lightning, the running of animals like ostriches, and the strong blowing of wind. It can also denote the act of carrying or urging someone to move quickly.

Derived headwords

زفَّverb

1.
to escort the brideboth
To escort or lead the bride to her groom, often with celebration.
2.
to flashclassical
Used to describe lightning flashing or gleaming.
3.
to move swiftlyboth
To move or run quickly, especially used for ostriches or other animals.
4.
to blow stronglyclassical
Used to describe the wind blowing with force and continuous movement.
5.
to throw oneselfclassical
To throw oneself forward, or to spread one's wings, used for birds.

زفَّ العروس إلى زوجها زفا وزفافا — He escorted the bride to her husband with escorting and escorting.

أزفَّverb

1.
to hastenclassical
To make something hasten or move quickly.
2.
to move swiftlyclassical
To move swiftly, similar to the verb ذَمَلَ (dhamala).

ازدَفَّverb

1.
to escortclassical
To escort or lead, similar to زَفَّ (zaffa).

زَفَّverb

1.
to move swiftlyclassical
To move swiftly, especially used for ostriches.

الظليم، وغيره يزف زفا وزفوفا وزفيفا — The ostrich, and others, move swiftly with swiftness, swiftness, and swiftness.

زَفْزَفَverb

1.
to throw oneselfclassical
To throw oneself forward or spread one's wings, used for birds.

زَفَّverb

1.
to move swiftlyclassical
To move swiftly, especially used for ostriches.

والظليم، وغيره يزف زفا وزفوفا وزفيفا — And the ostrich, and others, move swiftly with swiftness, swiftness, and swiftness.

زَفَّةnoun

1.
escorting the brideboth
The act or instance of escorting the bride.
2.
groupclassical
A group or company of people.

زِفَّةnoun

1.
sedan chairclassical
A type of palanquin or sedan chair in which a bride is carried.

زَفْزَفٌnoun

1.
strong windclassical
A strong, continuously blowing wind.
2.
ostrichclassical
An ostrich.

زَفْزَافٌnoun

1.
strong windclassical
A strong, continuously blowing wind.
2.
ostrichclassical
An ostrich.

زَفْزَافَةٌnoun

1.
strong windclassical
A strong, continuously blowing wind.

زُفُوفٌnoun

1.
ostrichclassical
An ostrich.

زَفٌّnoun

1.
small ostrich feathersclassical
The small feathers of an ostrich.
2.
bird feathersclassical
The feathers of any bird.

زَفَفٌnoun

1.
dense feathersclassical
Dense or matted feathers, used to describe a bird.

وهيق أزف، بين الزفف — And a bird with dense, matted feathers.

زَفِيفٌadjective

1.
swiftboth
Swift or fast-moving.

والزفيف والأزف والزفاني، بالكسر: السريع — And the swift, the fast, and the speedy.

أَزَفٌّadjective

1.
swiftclassical
Swift or fast-moving.

والزفيف والأزف والزفاني، بالكسر: السريع — And the swift, the fast, and the speedy.

زَفَانِيٌّadjective

1.
swiftclassical
Swift or fast-moving.

والزفيف والأزف والزفاني، بالكسر: السريع — And the swift, the fast, and the speedy.

أَزَفَهُverb

1.
to urge to speedboth
To compel or urge someone to move faster.

وأزفه: حمله على الإسراع — And to urge him: to make him hasten.

مَزَفَّةٌnoun

1.
sedan chairclassical
A sedan chair in which a bride is carried.

والمزفة، بالكسر: المحفة تزف فيها العروس — And the sedan chair, with kasra: the palanquin in which the bride is escorted.

زَفْزَفَةٌnoun

1.
wind rustlingclassical
The rustling of dry grass by the wind and its sound.
2.
rapid runningclassical
Intense or rapid running.
3.
procession's soundclassical
The sound or movement of a procession.

استزفَّهُverb

1.
to find lightclassical
To consider the journey or task as light or easy.

استزفه السير — The journey seemed light to him.

ازدَفَّverb

1.
to carryclassical
To carry or bear a load.

ازدَفَّ الحمل: احتمله — To carry the load: to bear it.

تَزَفْزَفِينَverb

1.
to shiverclassical
To shiver or tremble.
2.
to trembleclassical
To tremble or shake.

مالك يا أم السائب تزفزفين — What is wrong with you, Umm Al-Sa'ib, that you are shivering?

Parallel reading

زفَّ العروس إلى زوجها زفا وزفافا، ككتاب: هداها، كأزفها وازدفها

He escorted the bride to her husband with escorting and escorting, like 'kitab': he led her, like making her hasten and escorting her.

و البرق: لمع

And lightning: flashed.

و الظليم، وغيره يزف زفا وزفوفا وزفيفا: أسرع، كأزف، أو هما كالذميل، أو أول عدو النعام

And the ostrich, and others, move swiftly with swiftness, swiftness, and swiftness: they hastened, like 'azafa', or they are like 'dhamil', or the first running of ostriches.

و الريح: هبت في مضي

And the wind: blew with movement.

و الطائر زفا وزفيفا: رمى بنفسه، أو بسط جناحيه، كزفزف، فيهما

And the bird with swiftness and swiftness: threw itself, or spread its wings, like 'zafzafa', in both.

والزفة: المرة، وبالضم: الزمرة

And 'al-zaffah': the instance, and with dammah: the group.

والزفزف والزفزاف: الريح الشديدة الهبوب في دوام، كالزفزافة، والخفيف، والنعام، كالزفوف

And 'al-zafzaf' and 'al-zafzaf': the strong wind blowing continuously, like 'al-zafzafah', and the light one, and the ostrich, like 'al-zufuf'.

والزف، بالكسر: صغار ريش النعام، أو كل طائر

And 'al-zuff', with kasra: the small feathers of the ostrich, or of any bird.

وهيق أزف، بين الزفف: ذو زف ملتف

And a bird with dense feathers, between 'al-zafaf': having dense, matted feathers.

والزفيف والأزف والزفاني، بالكسر: السريع

And 'al-zafif' and 'al-azaff' and 'al-zafani', with kasra: the swift.

وأزفه: حمله على الإسراع

And 'azafahu': to make him hasten.

والمزفة، بالكسر: المحفة تزف فيها العروس

And 'al-mazaffah', with kasra: the palanquin in which the bride is escorted.

والزفزفة: تحريك الريح الحشيش، وصوتها فيه، وشدة الجري، وهزيز الموكب

And 'al-zafzafah': the wind's moving of the grass, and its sound in it, and the intensity of running, and the sound of the procession.

واستزفه السير: استخفه

And 'istazfah al-sayr': he considered the journey light.

وازدف الحمل: احتمله

And 'izdaffa al-haml': he carried the load.

وفي الحديث: "مالك يا أم السائب تزفزفين"، بضم أوله، أي: ترعدين، وبفتحه، أي: ترتعدين، ويروى بالراء

And in the hadith: "What is wrong with you, Umm Al-Sa'ib, that you are shivering (tazafzifin)", with dammah on the first letter, meaning: you are shivering, and with fatha, meaning: you are trembling, and it is narrated with 'ra'.