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العذوف

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of eating or consuming food. It also extends to meanings associated with fighting or killing, and a state of not having eaten.

Derived headwords

العذوفother
  1. 1.
    variant spellingclassical

    A variant spelling of the root, with 'dh' (ذ) being a dialectal variant used by the Rabi'a tribe, while 'th' (ث) is used by the rest of the Arabs.

عذفverb
  1. 1.
    to eatclassical

    The verb meaning to consume food.

عذافnoun
  1. 1.
    fighterclassical

    A noun derived from the root, meaning one who fights or kills.

عاذفadjective
  1. 1.
    not having eatenclassical

    An active participle used adjectivally, describing someone who has not eaten anything.

Parallel reading

والذال لغة ربيعة
And the 'dh' (ذ) is a dialect of Rabi'a
وبالمهملة لسائر ms1135 العرب
And with the unpointed (th - ث) is for the rest of the Arabs.
وعذف يعذف: أكل
And 'adhf' (عذف) 'ya'dhifu' (يعذف): to eat.
وسم عذاف، كغراب: قاتل
And the name 'adhhaf' (عذاف), like 'ghurab' (غراب): a killer.
وما زلت عاذفا منذ اليوم
And I have been 'adhif' (عاذف) since today
لم أذق شيئا
I have not tasted anything.