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الطهفة

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the upper, tender parts of plants, specifically leaves and shoots. It also extends to concepts of weakness, small pieces, and something relaxed or slack.

Derived headwords

الطَّهْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Tender upper leavesclassical

    The upper, tender parts of a plant, specifically its fresh shoots or leaves.

الطَّهْفnoun
  1. 1.
    Weak grassclassical

    A type of weak grass that has edible seeds, used during times of hardship.

طُهْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Pieceboth

    A piece or portion of something.

  2. 2.
    Relaxedclassical

    Describing something as relaxed, slack, or loose.

طُهْفَةname
  1. 1.
    Companion nameclassical

    A name of a companion, such as Tahfah bin Abi Zuhayr Nahdi.

أَطْهَفَverb
  1. 1.
    To grow wellclassical

    To grow well or abundantly, referring to plants like the Salian plant.

طُهْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Inkwellclassical

    An inkwell, a container for ink.

Parallel reading

أعالي الجنبة الغضة
The upper parts of the tender shrub.
عشب ضعيف، له حب يؤكل في المجهدة
A weak grass, which has seeds that are eaten in times of hardship.
وطُهْفَة بن قيس: ذكر في: ط ق ف
And Tahfah bin Qais: mentioned under the root T-Q-F.
وزبدة طُهْفَة: مسترخية
And butter that is relaxed/soft.
وبِالكَسْرِ: القِطْعَةُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ
And with kasr: the piece of everything.
وَكَسَحَابٍ: المُرتَفِعُ مِنَ السَّحَابِ
And like clouds: the elevated part of the clouds.
وَأَطْهَفَ الصُّلَيّانُ: نَبَتَ نَبَاتًا حَسَنًا
And the Salian plant grew well: it grew a good growth.
وَلَهُ طُهْفَةٌ مِنْ مَالِهِ: أَعْطَاهُ قِطْعَةً مِنْهُ
And he gave him a piece of his wealth: he gave him a portion of it.
وَفِي كَلَامِهِ: خَفَّفَ
And in his speech: he spoke lightly/softly.
وَالسِّقَاءُ: اسْتَرْخَى
And the waterskin: it became slack.
وَالطَّهَافَةُ، كَالْكُنَاسَةِ: الدَّوَايَةُ
And the inkwell, like 'kunasa': the inkwell.