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زاف

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of strutting, swaggering, and pretentious movement. It also extends to meanings of counterfeit or debased items, particularly currency, and architectural features.

Derived headwords

زَافَverb
  1. 1.
    to strutboth

    To walk with a proud, swaggering, or pompous gait.

يَزِيفُverb
  1. 1.
    to strutboth

    To walk with a proud, swaggering, or pompous gait.

زَيْفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    struttingboth

    The act of walking with a proud, swaggering, or pompous gait.

زِيفَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    struttingboth

    The act of walking with a proud, swaggering, or pompous gait.

زَافَverb
  1. 1.
    to swaggerboth

    To walk in a proud, arrogant, or aggressive manner.

زَافَverb
  1. 1.
    to counterfeitboth

    To make a fraudulent imitation of something, especially currency.

زَافَverb
  1. 1.
    to make counterfeitboth

    To cause currency or other items to become counterfeit or debased.

زَافَverb
  1. 1.
    to leapboth

    To jump or spring a considerable height or distance, often used for a wall.

زَيَّفَverb
  1. 1.
    to make counterfeitboth

    To make currency or other items counterfeit or debased.

زُيُوفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    counterfeitboth

    The state of being counterfeit or debased, especially referring to currency.

زَيَّفَverb
  1. 1.
    to make counterfeitboth

    To render currency or other items counterfeit or debased.

زَيَّفَverb
  1. 1.
    to leapboth

    To make a wall leap or be jumped over.

زَيُوفadjective
  1. 1.
    counterfeitboth

    Describing currency or items that are fraudulent imitations or debased.

زَائِفadjective
  1. 1.
    counterfeitboth

    Describing currency or items that are fraudulent imitations or debased.

  2. 2.
    lionclassical

    A name for a lion, likely due to its majestic and strutting gait.

زَيَّافadjective
  1. 1.
    counterfeitboth

    Describing currency or items that are fraudulent imitations or debased.

  2. 2.
    lionclassical

    A name for a lion, likely due to its majestic and strutting gait.

زِيَافnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A name for a lion, likely due to its majestic and strutting gait.

أَزْيَافnoun
  1. 1.
    lionsclassical

    Plural of زياف, referring to lions.

زَيَّافnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A name for a lion, likely due to its majestic and strutting gait.

زَيَّفَverb
  1. 1.
    to make counterfeitboth

    To cause currency or other items to become counterfeit or debased.

زَيَّفَverb
  1. 1.
    to leapboth

    To make a wall leap or be jumped over.

زَيْفnoun
  1. 1.
    corniceboth

    A projecting ledge or molding that crowns a wall or building, serving as a protection.

  2. 2.
    staircaseclassical

    A flight of steps, especially one forming part of a staircase.

  3. 3.
    balconyclassical

    A projecting gallery or platform, especially one on the outside of a building.

زَيَّافَةnoun
  1. 1.
    corniceboth

    A projecting ledge or molding that crowns a wall or building, serving as a protection.

Parallel reading

زاف يزيف زيفا وزيفانا
He strutted with a swaggering gait.
و الحمام: جر الذنابى، و دفع مقدمه بمؤخره، واستدار عليها
And for pigeons: dragging their tails, pushing their front with their rear, and turning around on them.
و الدراهم زيوفا: صارت مردودة لغش
And dirhams became counterfeit: they became rejected due to adulteration.
درهم زيف وزائف، أو الأولى رديئة
A counterfeit dirham and fake ones, or the former is bad.
ج: زياف وأزياف
Plural: Zayaf and Azyaf.
و فلان الدراهم: جعلها زيوفا، كزيفها
And so-and-so made the dirhams counterfeit, like counterfeiting them.
و الحائط: قفزه
And the wall: he leaped over it.
والزيف: الطنف الذي يقي الحائط
And the Zayf: the cornice that protects the wall.
والدرج من المراقي
And the steps are from the staircases.
والشرف، الواحدة: بهاء
And the balcony, the singular is Bahaa'.
والزائف والزياف: الأسد
And the Zaa'if and the Zayaaf: the lion.