الطفيف

Root entry · 43 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of 'little', 'scanty', or 'incomplete'. It extends to notions of being near, elevated, or the edge of something, and also describes physical attributes like the flank or the edge of a tree.

Derived headwords

الطفيفadjective

1.
littleboth
Meaning little or scanty.
2.
incompleteboth
Meaning not complete or not full.

طفverb

1.
to liftboth
To lift something with one's foot or hand.
2.
to approachboth
For something to draw near.
3.
to secureclassical
For a she-camel to have its legs secured (perhaps for milking or mating).

طففverb

1.
to shortchangeboth
To give less than the proper measure in a scale.
2.
to spread wingsboth
For a bird to spread its wings.
3.
to leapclassical
For a horse to leap with it (perhaps referring to a rider or a burden).

طفطفverb

1.
to be limpclassical
To be limp or slack in the hand of one's opponent.

أطفلverb

1.
to be aware ofclassical
To be aware of or knowledgeable about a matter.

أشرفverb

1.
to overlookboth
To overlook or look down upon something.

أشرف عليهverb

1.
to intend to deceiveclassical
To intend to trick or deceive someone.

أشرف بحجرverb

1.
to take with a stoneclassical
To take something using a stone.

أشرف لهverb

1.
to desire to deceiveclassical
To desire to trick or deceive someone.

أشرف عليهverb

1.
to encompassclassical
To encompass or surround something.

أشرف الكيلverb

1.
to fill the measureboth
To fill a measure to its brim.

أشرف الناقةverb

1.
to give birth prematurelyclassical
For a she-camel to give birth before the full term.

طفّverb

1.
to be fullclassical
Meaning to be full or overflowing.

طفّ المكوك والإناءverb

1.
to fill the measure/vesselboth
To fill a measure or a vessel.

طففverb

1.
to fill to the brimboth
To fill something to its brim.

طفافهnoun

1.
brimboth
The brim or upper edge of a vessel.
2.
full measureboth
What fills the vessel, or what remains after wiping its top.

طفافnoun

1.
brimboth
The upper edge of a vessel.

طفطفةnoun

1.
flankboth
The flank or the parts of the side connected to the ribs.
2.
loose fleshclassical
Any trembling flesh, or the soft parts of the belly.

طفطافnoun

1.
edges of treesclassical
The extremities or tips of trees.

طفname

1.
place nameclassical
A place near Kufa.

الطفname

1.
borderlandclassical
The elevated land of the Arabs overlooking the region of Iraq.
2.
sideboth
The side or edge of something.
3.
shoreboth
The shore or bank of a river or body of water.

الطفطافname

1.
borderlandclassical
Similar to 'al-Tuff', referring to the elevated land overlooking Iraq.

الطافةnoun

1.
area betweenclassical
The area between mountains and plains.
2.
surroundingsclassical
The surroundings of a garden or an area.

الطفافةnoun

1.
overflowboth
What is above the measure, or what falls short of filling a vessel.

الطففةnoun

1.
overflowboth
What is above the measure.

طفانadjective

1.
full measureclassical
An 'inaa' (vessel) that has reached its full measure.

فرس طفافadjective

1.
fast horseclassical
A horse that is fast, strong, or swift.

طفadjective

1.
fastclassical
Meaning fast or swift (describing a horse).

خفadjective

1.
lightclassical
Meaning light or swift (describing a horse).

دفadjective

1.
strongclassical
Meaning strong or powerful (describing a horse).

استطفverb

1.
to take what is availableclassical
To take what is elevated, possible, and near to you.

سواد الليلnoun

1.
darkness of nightboth
The darkness of the night.

جمامهnoun

1.
fullnessboth
The fullness or entirety of a vessel.

ملؤهnoun

1.
its fullnessboth
Its fullness or capacity.

ما ملأ أصبارهphrase

1.
what filled its sidesclassical
What filled the sides of the vessel.

ما بقي فيه بعد مسح رأسهphrase

1.
what remained after wipingclassical
What remained in the vessel after its top was wiped.

ما ارتفع لك وأمكنphrase

1.
what is elevated and possibleclassical
What is elevated, possible, and within reach.

ما ارتفع لك وأمكن ودنا منكphrase

1.
what is available and nearclassical
What is elevated, possible, and close to you.

ما بين الجبال والقيعانphrase

1.
area between mountains and plainsclassical
The area situated between mountains and flatlands.

ما حواليهphrase

1.
its surroundingsclassical
What is around it, referring to a garden.

كل لحم مضطربphrase

1.
all trembling fleshclassical
Any flesh that is loose or trembling.

الرخص من مراق البطنphrase

1.
soft parts of the bellyclassical
The soft or loose parts of the belly.

ج: طفاطفnoun

1.
flanksboth
Plural of 'tatafah', referring to flanks or loose flesh.

Parallel reading

الطفيف: القليل، والغير التام.

Al-Tafif: the little, and the incomplete.

وطف المكوك والإناء، وطففه، محركة، وطفافه، ويكسر: ما ملأ أصباره، أو ما بقي فيه بعد مسح رأسه، أو هو جمامه أو ملؤه.

And the measure and the vessel were full, and he filled it, with movement, and its fullness, and it is broken: what filled its sides, or what remained in it after wiping its top, or it is its entirety or its fullness.

أو طفاف الإناء وطفافته، بضمهما: أعلاه.

Or the brim of the vessel and its brim, with both of them being dhamma: its upper part.

وكـ سحاب وكتاب: سواد الليل.

And like 'sahab' and 'kitab': the darkness of the night.

واناء طفان: بلغ الكيل طفافه.

And a vessel that is 'taffan': the measure reached its brim.

والطفافة، بالضم، والطففة، محركة: ما فوق المكيال، أو الأولى ما قصر عن ملء الإناء.

And 'al-taffafah', with dhamma, and 'al-taffaffah', with movement: what is above the measure, or the first is what fell short of filling the vessel.

والطف: ع قرب الكوفة، وما أشرف من أرض العرب على ريف العراق، والجانب، والشاطئ، كالطفطاف.

And 'al-Tuff': a spring near Kufa, and what overlooks from the land of the Arabs the region of Iraq, and the side, and the shore, like 'al-Taftaf'.

وطفه برجله أو بيده: رفعه، و الشيء منه: دنا، و الناقة: شد قوائمها.

And he lifted it with his foot or his hand: he lifted it, and a thing from it: it approached, and the she-camel: he secured her legs.

و"خذ ما طف لك واستطف": ما ارتفع لك وأمكن، ودنا منك.

And "Take what is elevated for you and take it": what is elevated for you and possible, and near to you.

والطافة: ما بين الجبال والقيعان، و من البستان: ما حواليه.

And 'al-Taffah': what is between the mountains and the plains, and from the garden: what is around it.

والطفطفة، ويكسر: الخاصرة، أو أطراف الجنب المتصلة بالأضلاع، أو كل لحم مضطرب، أو الرخص من مراق البطن، ج: طفاطف.

And 'al-Taftafah', and it is broken: the flank, or the sides connected to the ribs, or all trembling flesh, or the soft parts of the belly, plural: 'taftaf'.

والطفطاف: أطراف الشجر.

And 'al-Taftaf': the extremities of the trees.

وفرس طفاف، كشداد، وطف وخف ودف: بمعنى.

And a 'taffaf' horse, like 'shaddad', and 'taff', 'khaff', and 'daff': meaning the same.

وأطف عليه: أشرف، و الكيل: أبلغه طفافه، و الناقة: ولدت لغير تمام، و للأمر: طبن له، و عليه بحجر: تناوله به، و له: أراد ختله، و عليه: اشتمل.

And he overlooked it: he looked down upon it, and the measure: he brought it to its brim, and the she-camel: she gave birth before completion, and for the matter: he was aware of it, and he took it with a stone: he took it with it, and for him: he intended to deceive him, and upon it: he encompassed it.

وطفف: نقص المكيال، و الطائر: بسط جناحيه، و به الفرس: وثب به.

And he shortchanged: he reduced the measure, and the bird: it spread its wings, and with it the horse: it leaped with it.

وطفطف: استرخى في يد خصمه.

And he was limp: he became slack in the hand of his opponent.