طاف

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of going around, circling, or encompassing. It extends to notions of movement, visitation, and surrounding, often in a physical or geographical sense. It also encompasses related ideas like flowing water, large quantities, and even specific actions like defecation.

Derived headwords

طَافَverb

1.
to circle aroundboth
To move around something in a circular path, especially in the context of religious circumambulation.
2.
to go aroundboth
To move about or travel around a place or area.
3.
to go to defecateclassical
To go to relieve oneself, to defecate.

طَافَ حَوْلَ الكَعْبَةِ — He circled around the Kaaba.

طَوْفًاnoun

1.
circlingclassical
The act of going around or circumambulating.

وبها طوفا وطوافا وطوفانا — and with it (the act of) circling, and much circling, and a flood.

طَوَّافًاnoun

1.
much circlingclassical
Intensive or repeated circling.

وبها طوفا وطوافا وطوفانا — and with it (the act of) circling, and much circling, and a flood.

طَوَرَانًاnoun

1.
floodclassical
A great flood, an overwhelming deluge.

وبها طوفا وطوافا وطوفانا — and with it (the act of) circling, and much circling, and a flood.

اسْتَطَافَverb

1.
to go aroundclassical
To go around or travel about.

واستطاف وتطوف وطوف تطويفا — and to go around, and to go around, and to cause to go around.

تَطَوَّفَverb

1.
to go aroundclassical
To go around or travel about.

واستطاف وتطوف وطوف تطويفا — and to go around, and to go around, and to cause to go around.

طَوَّفَverb

1.
to cause to go aroundclassical
To make something or someone go around or circle.

وطوف تطويفا — and to cause to go around.

تَطْوِيفًاnoun

1.
causing to go aroundclassical
The act of making something or someone go around or circle.

وطوف تطويفا — and to cause to go around.

المَطَافnoun

1.
place of circlingboth
The place where one circumambulates or goes around.

والمطاف: موضعه — And the place of circumambulation: its location.

طَافٍadjective

1.
frequent travelerclassical
A person who travels around a lot; a frequent visitor.

ورجل طاف: كثيره — And a man who is 'taaf': one who travels much.

الطَّوْفnoun

1.
raftclassical
A structure made of inflated skins tied together, resembling a raft, used for crossing water.
2.
excrementclassical
Excrement, feces.

والطوف: قرب ينفخ فيها، ويشد بعضها إلى بعض، كهيئة السطح، يركب عليها في الماء، ويحمل عليها، والغائط — And 'al-tuf': skins that are inflated and tied together, like a surface, ridden upon in water and carried upon, and excrement.

اطَّافَverb

1.
to go to defecateclassical
To go to relieve oneself, to defecate.

وطاف: ذهب ليتغوط، كاطاف، على افتعل — And 'taafa': went to defecate, like 'ataafa', on the pattern of 'ifta'ala'.

الطَّائِفnoun

1.
night watchmanclassical
A patrol or watchman who goes around at night.
2.
city nameboth
The name of a city in the Hijaz, associated with the tribe of Thaqif.
3.
part of a bowclassical
A part of a bow, specifically the section between the nock and the main curve.
4.
bullclassical
A bull that is near the end of a pile or heap.

والطائف: العسس، وبلاد ثقيف في واد — And 'al-Ta'if': the night watchmen, and the land of Thaqif in a valley.

الطَّائِفَانnoun

1.
part of a bowclassical
A part of a bow, specifically the section near the ends but before the main curve.

أو الطائفان: دون السيتين — or 'al-ta'ifan': less than the two ends (of the bow).

الطَّائِفَةnoun

1.
groupboth
A portion or piece of something; a group of people, ranging from two to a thousand or more.
2.
individualclassical
An individual person, even a single man.

والطائفة من الشيء: القطعة منه، أو الواحد فصاعدا، أو إلى الألف، أو أقلها رجلان أو رجل، فيكون بمعنى النفس — And 'al-ta'ifah' of a thing: a piece of it, or from one upwards, or up to a thousand, or at least two men or one man, so it can mean a person.

ذُو طَوَافname

1.
name of a personclassical
A name given to Wa'il al-Hadrami.

وذو طواف، كشداد: وائل الحضرمي — And 'dhu tawaf', like 'shaddad': Wa'il al-Hadrami.

الطَّوَّافnoun

1.
attentive servantclassical
A servant who serves with gentleness and care.

والطواف أيضا: الخادم يخدمك برفق وعناية — And 'al-tawwaf' also: the servant who serves you with gentleness and care.

الطُّوفَانnoun

1.
floodboth
Overwhelming rain, water that covers everything, widespread death, or a destructive flood.
2.
large quantityclassical
A large, encompassing amount of something that surrounds a group.

والطوفان، بالضم: المطر الغالب، والماء الغالب يغشى كل شيء، والموت الذريع الجارف، والقتل الذريع، والسيل المغرق — And 'al-tufan', with damma: overwhelming rain, water that covers everything, widespread and sweeping death, widespread killing, and a drowning flood.

أَطَافَverb

1.
to approachclassical
To come near to, to approach, or to be close to.

وأطاف به: ألم به، وقاربه — And 'ataafa bihi': approached him, came close to him.

Parallel reading

طَافَ حَوْلَ الكَعْبَةِ

He circled around the Kaaba.

وبها طوفا وطوافا وطوفانا

and with it (the act of) circling, and much circling, and a flood.

واستطاف وتطوف وطوف تطويفا: بمعنى

and to go around, and to go around, and to cause to go around: meaning the same.

والمطاف: موضعه

And the place of circumambulation: its location.

ورجل طاف: كثيره

And a man who is 'taaf': one who travels much.

والطوف: قرب ينفخ فيها، ويشد بعضها إلى بعض، كهيئة السطح، يركب عليها في الماء، ويحمل عليها، والغائط

And 'al-tuf': skins that are inflated and tied together, like a surface, ridden upon in water and carried upon, and excrement.

وطاف: ذهب ليتغوط، كاطاف، على افتعل

And 'taafa': went to defecate, like 'ataafa', on the pattern of 'ifta'ala'.

والطائف: العسس، وبلاد ثقيف في واد

And 'al-Ta'if': the night watchmen, and the land of Thaqif in a valley.

سميت لأنها طافت على الماء في الطوفان

It was named because it was surrounded by water during the flood.

أو لأن جبريل طاف بها على البيت

Or because Gabriel circled it (the Kaaba).

أو لأنها كانت بالشام فنقلها الله تعالى إلى الحجاز بدعوة إبراهيم، عليه السلام

Or because it was in Syria and God Almighty moved it to the Hijaz by the prayer of Abraham, peace be upon him.

فقال هل لكم أن أبني طوفا عليكم يكون لكم ردءا من العرب؟

So he said, 'Do you want me to build a wall around you that will be a support for you against the Arabs?'

وهو الحائط المطيف به

And it is the wall surrounding it.

ومن القوس: ما بين السية والأبهر أو قريب من عظم الذراع من كبدها، أو الطائفان: دون السيتين

And of the bow: what is between the nock and the main curve, or near the bone of the forearm from its center, or 'al-ta'ifan': less than the two ends.

والطائف: الثور يكون مما يلي طرف الكدس

And 'al-ta'if': the bull that is near the end of the pile.

والطائفة من الشيء: القطعة منه، أو الواحد فصاعدا، أو إلى الألف، أو أقلها رجلان أو رجل، فيكون بمعنى النفس

And 'al-ta'ifah' of a thing: a piece of it, or from one upwards, or up to a thousand, or at least two men or one man, so it can mean a person.

وذو طواف، كشداد: وائل الحضرمي

And 'dhu tawaf', like 'shaddad': Wa'il al-Hadrami.

والطواف أيضا: الخادم يخدمك برفق وعناية

And 'al-tawwaf' also: the servant who serves you with gentleness and care.

والطوفان، بالضم: المطر الغالب، والماء الغالب يغشى كل شيء، والموت الذريع الجارف، والقتل الذريع، والسيل المغرق

And 'al-tufan', with damma: overwhelming rain, water that covers everything, widespread and sweeping death, widespread killing, and a drowning flood.

ومن كل شيء: ما كان كثيرا مطيفا بالجماعة، الواحدة: بهاء

And of everything: what is abundant and surrounds a group, the singular is 'bahaa'.

وأخذ بطوف رقبته وطافها: كصوفها وصافها

And he took hold of the base of his neck and stroked it: like stroking its wool and its hair.

وأطاف به: ألم به، وقاربه

And 'ataafa bihi': approached him, came close to him.