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غافت

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the movement of branches, gentleness, and softness. It also extends to concepts of fleeing, fear, and specific flora and fauna.

Derived headwords

غَافَتْ الشَّجَرَةُverb
  1. 1.
    branches swayedboth

    The branches of a tree swayed from side to side.

تَغِيفُverb
  1. 1.
    swayedboth

    The branches of a tree swayed from side to side.

غَيْفَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    swayingclassical

    The act of branches swaying from side to side.

تَغْيِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    swayingclassical

    The act of branches swaying from side to side.

الأَغْيَفadjective
  1. 1.
    gentle, softclassical

    Similar to 'aghayid' (graceful), but without the connotation of sleepiness; referring to a gentle or soft manner of living.

الغَيْفnoun
  1. 1.
    flock of birdsclassical

    A group or flock of birds.

  2. 2.
    softness, gentlenessclassical

    Refers to a soft or gentle way of life.

كَشَدَّادadjective
  1. 1.
    long-bearded, matureclassical

    Describing someone whose beard is very long and has grown significantly.

الغَيْفَانnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of plantclassical

    The plant known as 'al-marrkh'.

الغَافnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of treeclassical

    A tree with very sweet fruit, or it refers to the 'al-yanbut' plant.

أَغَافَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make swayclassical

    To cause something to sway or incline.

غَيْفَةname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place located near Bilbeis.

تَغَيَّفَverb
  1. 1.
    fled, was cowardlyclassical

    To flee, to be cowardly, or to be timid.

تَغْيِيفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    fleeing, cowardiceclassical

    The act of fleeing, being cowardly, or being timid.

تَعَطُّفُهُnoun
  1. 1.
    its bending, its turningclassical

    The bending or turning of a horse, referring to its gait or movement.

المُتَغَيِّفname
  1. 1.
    a horse's nameclassical

    The name of a horse belonging to Abi Fayed bin Harmal al-Sudusi.

Parallel reading

غافت الشجرة تغيف غيفانا، محركة: مالت أغصانها يمينا وشمالا، كتغيف.
The tree swayed, swaying its branches right and left, like 'taghayyuf'.
والأغيف: كالأغيد إلا أنه في غير نعاس، و من العيش: الناعم.
And 'al-aghayf' is like 'al-aghayd' (graceful) except it is without sleepiness, and from life: the soft.
والغيف: جماعة الطير.
And 'al-ghayf' is a group of birds.
وكشداد: من ms1146 طالت لحيته وكبرت جدا.
And like 'shaddad': his beard grew long and very large.
والغيفان، كريحان وهيبان: المرخ.
And 'al-ghayfan', like 'rayhan' and 'hayban': the marrkh plant.
والغاف: شجر له ثمر حلو جدا ط أو هو ط الينبوت.
And 'al-ghaf': a tree with very sweet fruit, or it is the yanbut plant.
وأغافه: أماله.
And 'aghāfahu': he made it incline.
وغيفة: ة قرب بلبيس.
And 'Ghayfah': a place near Bilbeis.
وغيف تغييفا: فر وجبن وعرد.
And 'ghayyaf' (verb form) means to flee, be cowardly, and be timid.
وتغيف الفرس: تعطفه.
And the horse 'taghayyaf': its bending.
والمتغيف: فرس أبي فيد بن حرمل السدوسي.
And 'al-mutaghayyif': the horse of Abi Fayed bin Harmal al-Sudusi.