الظلف

Root entry · 28 derived lemmas

The root الظلف primarily relates to concepts of hoofs, feet, and the hard, rough, or difficult aspects of things. It extends to meanings of falsehood, permission, hardship, and stubbornness, as well as physical attributes of animals and terrain.

Derived headwords

الظلفnoun

1.
Hoofboth
The hoof of a cow, sheep, gazelle, or similar animal, analogous to the foot for humans.
2.
Falsehoodclassical
That which is false or invalid.
3.
Permissibleclassical
That which is allowed or permissible.
4.
Needclassical
A requirement or necessity.
5.
Hardshipboth
Difficulty in livelihood or living conditions.

ظلوفadjective

1.
Stubbornclassical
Describing something as strong, firm, or stubborn.

وظلوف ظلف — and stubbornness is like stubbornness

ظليفadjective

1.
Stubbornclassical
Describing something as firm or stubborn.

ظلفهnoun

1.
Desireclassical
One's desire or wish.

وجد ظلفه — he found his desire

ظلفةnoun

1.
Wooden supportsclassical
The four wooden planks on the sides of a camel saddle that touch the ground when it is set down.
2.
Roughnessboth
The quality of being rough or difficult.

أظلافnoun

1.
Hoofsboth
Plural of ظلف, referring to the hoofs of animals.

ظلفةadjective

1.
Rough groundboth
Describing land as rough, hard, and not leaving an imprint.

أرض ظلفة — rough land

ظلفتverb

1.
To be roughclassical
The land was rough, hard, and did not leave an imprint.

وقد ظلفت — and it was rough

ظليفnoun

1.
Bad conditionclassical
One who is in a bad state, abject, or humiliated.
2.
Rough placeclassical
A place that is rough or difficult.
3.
Difficult matterclassical
A matter that is severe, difficult, or challenging.
4.
Hardshipclassical
Severity or difficulty.
5.
Base of the neckclassical
The origin or base of the neck.

ظليف النفسnoun

1.
Refined soulclassical
One whose soul is refined or abstains from base things.

ظليف النفس — refined soul

ظلفهاnoun

1.
Refined soulclassical
One whose soul is refined or abstains from base things.

وظلفها: نزهها — and its soul: refined it

ظليفاadverb

1.
For freeclassical
Going somewhere or doing something without cost or payment.

ذهب به ظليفا — he took it for free

بظليفهprepositional phrase

1.
Completelyclassical
Taking something entirely, leaving nothing behind.

وأخذه بظليفه — and he took it completely

بظلفهprepositional phrase

1.
Completelyclassical
Taking something entirely, leaving nothing behind.

وظلفه: أخذه كله — and its hoof: he took all of it

ظلفاadverb

1.
Falselyclassical
Blood shed in vain, unjustly, or without retribution.

ذهب دمه ظلفا — his blood went in vain

الأظلوفةnoun

1.
Stony groundclassical
Land containing hard, iron-like stones, resembling a mountain's formation.

أظلفverb

1.
To fall intoclassical
To fall into stony or difficult ground.

وأظلف: وقع فيها — and he fell into it

ظلفverb

1.
To preventclassical
To prevent oneself or another from doing or coming to something.
2.
To concealclassical
To conceal one's tracks by walking on rough ground so as not to be followed.

ظلف نفسه عنه — he prevented himself from it

يظلفهاverb

1.
To preventclassical
To prevent oneself or another from doing or coming to something.
2.
To concealclassical
To conceal one's tracks by walking on rough ground so as not to be followed.

يظلفها: منعها — it prevents it

أثره يظلفهverb phrase

1.
To conceal tracksclassical
To conceal one's tracks by walking on rough ground so as not to be followed.

وأثره يظلفه — and his track, he conceals it

ظالفهverb

1.
To conceal tracksclassical
To conceal one's tracks by walking on rough ground so as not to be followed.

كظالفه — like concealing his tracks

القومverb

1.
To follow tracksclassical
To follow the tracks of a group of people.

والقوم: اتبع أثرهم — and the people: follow their tracks

الشاةverb

1.
To find hoofclassical
To find the hoof of a sheep, implying finding suitable pasture.

والشاة: أصاب ظلفها — and the sheep: it found its hoof

الظلفاءnoun

1.
Flat rockclassical
A flat rock that is extended and level with the ground.

الظلفةnoun

1.
Brand markclassical
A brand mark used for camels.

عnoun

1.
A type of plantclassical
A specific type of plant, possibly thorny or difficult.

مكان ظلفnoun phrase

1.
Elevated placeclassical
A place that is elevated above water and mud.

مكان ظلف — an elevated place

ظلف علىverb phrase

1.
To exceedclassical
To increase or exceed a certain amount or limit.

ظلف على كذا — it exceeded such and such

Parallel reading

البقرة والشاة والظبي وشبهها: بمنزلة القدم لنا

The cow, sheep, gazelle, and the like: are analogous to the foot for us.

ج: ظلوف وأظلاف

Plural: Zuloof and Azlaaf.

والحاجة

And the need.

والمتابعة في المشي وغيره

And the following in walking and other things.

وبالضم وبضمتين: جمع ظليف

And with damma and two dammahs: plural of Zaleef.

وظلوف ظلف، كركع: شداد

And Zaloof Zalf, like Rakk', are strong/stubborn.

ووجد ظلفه: مراده

And he found his Zalf: his desire.

والشاة ظلفها: وجدت مرعى موافقا، فلا تبرح منه

And the sheep's Zalf: it found suitable pasture, so it did not leave it.

وأرض ظلفة كفرحة وسهلة، ويحرك، وقد ظلفت: غليظة لا تؤدي أثرا

And land Zalfah like Farhah and Sahalah, and it is moved, and it has become Zalfat: rough, not leaving an imprint.

والظلف أيضا: شدة المعيشة

And Al-Zilf also: hardship of living.

والظلفة، كفرحة، والجمع: ظلف وظلفات، وهن: الخشبات الأربع اللواتي يكن على جنبي البعير، تصيب أطرافها السفلى الأرض إذا وضعت عليها

And Al-Zilfah, like Farhah, and the plural: Zilf and Zilfaat, and they are: the four wooden planks that are on the sides of the camel, their lower ends touching the ground when it is set down.

وفي الواسط ظلفتان، وكذا في المؤخرة، وهما ما سفل من الحنوين

And in Al-Wasit are two Zilfah, and likewise in the rear, and they are what is below the two humps.

وكأمير: السيئ الحال، والذليل

And like Ameer: the one in bad condition, the humiliated one.

ومن الأماكن: الخشن

And from places: the rough.

ومن الأمور: الشديد الصعب

And from matters: the severe, the difficult.

والشدة

And the hardship.

ومن الرقبة: أصلها

And from the neck: its base.

وظليف النفس وظلفها: نزهها

And Zaleef of the soul and its Zalfaha: refined it.

وذهب به ظليفا: مجانا

And he took it Zaleefan: for free.

وأخذه بظليفه وظلفه، محركة: أخذه كله، ولم يترك منه شيئا

And he took it with its Zaleef and its Zalf, moved: he took all of it, and did not leave anything of it.

وذهب دمه ظلفا، ويحرك: باطلا هدرا

And his blood went Zalfan, and moved: falsely, in vain.

والأظلوفة، بالضم: أرض فيها حجارة حداد، كأن خلقتها خلقة جبل، ج: أظاليف

And Al-Zalufah, with damma: land with iron-like stones, as if its creation is the creation of a mountain, plural: Azalif.

وأظلف: وقع فيها

And Azlafa: he fell into it.

وظلف نفسه عنه يظلفها: منعها من أن تفعله أو تأتيه، أو كفها عنه

And he Zalfed himself from it, Yatzlifuha: he prevented it from doing it or coming to it, or restrained it from it.

وأثره يظلفه ويظلفه: أخفاه لئلا يتبع، أو مشى في الحزونة كيلا يرى أثره، كظالفه

And his track, Yatzlifuhu and Yatzlifuhu: he concealed it so as not to be followed, or walked on rough ground so that his track would not be seen, like his Zalfah.

والقوم: اتبع أثرهم

And the people: follow their tracks.

والشاة: أصاب ظلفها

And the sheep: it found its hoof.

والظلفاء: صفاة قد استوت في الأرض ممدودة

And Al-Zilfaa: a rock that is level and extended on the ground.

والظلفة، وتكسر لامها: سمة للإبل

And Al-Zilfah, and its lam can be broken: a brand mark for camels.

وكزبير: ع

And like Zubayr: 'ayn (a plant).

ومكان ظلف، محركة، وككتف: مرتفع عن الماء والطين

And a place Zalf, moved, and like Katif: elevated from water and mud.

وظلف على كذا: زاد

And Zalfed upon such and such: it increased.