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الزقفة

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of quickly taking or snatching something, often with the hand. It also encompasses the idea of swiftness and stealth in acquisition, and can refer to a specific place name.

Derived headwords

الزَّقْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    mouthfulboth

    A mouthful of food, referring to a quantity that can be taken at once.

ازْدَقَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to snatchclassical

    To take something quickly and stealthily with one's hand.

تَزَقَّفَverb
  1. 1.
    to snatch awayclassical

    To steal or seize something rapidly and swiftly.

ازْدَقَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to snatch awayclassical

    To snatch or seize something quickly, similar to تزقفه.

الزَّقْفnoun
  1. 1.
    snatchingclassical

    The act of snatching or quickly taking something.

تَزَقُّفnoun
  1. 1.
    snatchingclassical

    The act of snatching or taking something rapidly, synonymous with الزقف.

الزَّاقِفِيَّةname
  1. 1.
    Al-Zaqfiyahclassical

    A place name, specifically a town located in the region of Al-Gharbiyah (Egypt).

الزَّاقِفِيَّانname
  1. 1.
    Al-Zaqfiyanclassical

    A dual form of a surname or nisbah, referring to two individuals from Al-Zaqfiyah.

Parallel reading

الزَّقْفَة، بالضم: اللُّقْمَة.
Al-zaqfah, with dammah, means a mouthful.
وما ازْدَقَفْتَهَا بِيَدِكَ، أَيْ: أَخَذْتَهَا.
And you did not snatch it with your hand, meaning: you did not take it.
وتَزَقَّفَهُ: اسْتَلَبَهُ بِسُرْعَةٍ، كازْدَقَفَهُ.
And tazaqqafahu means to steal it quickly, like izdzaqafahu.
والزَّقْفُ: التَّلَقُّفُ، كالتَّزَقُّفِ.
And al-zaqf means snatching, like al-tazaqquf.
والزَّاقِفِيَّةُ: طَنَاطَةٌ بِالسُّوَادِ، مِنْهَا: أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي الْفَتْحِ، وَمَحْمُودُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الزَّاقِفِيَّانِ الْمُحَدِّثَانِ.
And Al-Zaqfiyah is a town in Al-Gharbiyah, from it are: Abu Abdullah bin Abi Al-Fath, and Mahmud bin Ali Al-Zaqfiyan, the traditionists.