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الطخف

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of covering, obscuring, and darkness, often associated with the sky or emotional states. It also extends to specific physical objects like clouds, mountains, and even a type of sour milk.

Derived headwords

الطُخْفnoun
  1. 1.
    gloom, distressclassical

    A feeling of gloom or a type of worry that covers the heart.

  2. 2.
    sour milkclassical

    Milk that has become sour.

  3. 3.
    high cloudsclassical

    Clouds that are high in the sky.

الطُخَافnoun
  1. 1.
    high cloudsclassical

    Clouds that are high in the sky, similar to الطخف.

طَخْفnoun
  1. 1.
    thin cloudsclassical

    Thin clouds through which the sky can be seen.

طُخْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    broken cloudsclassical

    Broken clouds; the plural of طخفة.

طَخِيفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    gruelclassical

    A type of gruel or porridge.

أَطْخَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to make gruelclassical

    To prepare or make gruel.

طَخْفَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    black-nosedclassical

    Describing a female animal (donkey) with a black nose.

طُخْفَةname
  1. 1.
    mountainclassical

    A long, red mountain located opposite wells and a watering place.

يوم طخفةname
  1. 1.
    Day of Takhfahclassical

    A historical day of battle for the Banu Yarbu' against Qabus bin Al-Mundhir bin Ma' Al-Sama'.

ابن طخفةname
  1. 1.
    Ibn Takhfahclassical

    A companion of the Prophet Muhammad (Sahabi).

Parallel reading

الغم، أو شيء من الهم يغشي القلب
Gloom, or something of worry that covers the heart.
واللبن الحامض
And sour milk.
والسحاب المرتفع
And high clouds.
كالطخاف
Like the Takhhaf (high clouds).
وككتاب وسحاب: السحاب الرقيق، ترى السماء من خلاله
And like Kitab and Sahab: thin clouds, through which the sky is seen.
أو المكسورة: جمع طخفة
Or broken (clouds): the plural of Takhfah.
والطخيفة: الخزيرة
And the Takhifah: the gruel.
وأطخف: اتخذها
And Atakhfa: he made it (the gruel).
وأتان طخفاء: سوداء الأنف
And a Takhfa'a she-donkey: black-nosed.
وطخفة، بالكسر والفتح: جبل أحمر طويل، حذاءه آبار ومنهل
And Takhfah, with kasr and fath: a long, red mountain, opposite it are wells and a watering place.
ومنه: يوم طخفة: لبني يربوع على قابوس بن المنذر بن ماء السماء
And from it: the Day of Takhfah: for Banu Yarbu' against Qabus bin Al-Mundhir bin Ma' Al-Sama'.
وابن طخفة: صحابي، ويذكر في: ط ه ف
And Ibn Takhfah: a companion, and he is mentioned under: T H F.