اللجف

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of digging, excavating, or making hollows, particularly in the context of wells, water channels, and geographical features. It also extends to meanings related to forceful impact and specific architectural or weapon components.

Derived headwords

اللَّجَفnoun

1.
severe strikingclassical
A severe striking, both in form and meaning.
2.
digging in a cisternclassical
Digging in the base of a cistern or water reservoir.
3.
valley floor
The floor or bottom of a valley.
4.
wellside erosionclassical
What the water has eroded from the sides of the base of a well.
5.
watercourse obstructionclassical
A dam or obstruction for a watercourse.

لَجَفnoun

1.
digging
The act of digging, as a noun derived from the verb.

ألْجَافnoun

1.
cisternsclassical
Plural of لجف, referring to cisterns or water reservoirs.

الكِتَابnoun

1.
door sill
The threshold or sill of a door.

اللَّجِيفnoun

1.
broad-headed arrowclassical
An arrow with a broad head.

لَجِيفَتَا البَابnoun

1.
door sidesclassical
The two sides or jambs of a door.

التَّلْجِيفnoun

1.
digging well sides
The act of digging in the sides of a well.
2.
penetrationclassical
The insertion of the male organ into the female genitalia.

تَلَجَّفَverb

1.
to collapseclassical
The well collapsed or caved in.
2.
to dig sides
To dig in the sides of a well (intransitive or transitive).

Parallel reading

اللجف: الضرب الشديد زنة ومعنى

Al-Lajaf: Severe striking, both in form and meaning.

والحفر في أصل الكناس

And digging in the base of the cistern.

وبالتحريك: الاسم منه

And with vowel movement: the noun derived from it.

وسرة الوادي

And the floor of the valley.

وحفر في جانب البئر

And digging in the side of the well.

وما أكل الماء من نواحي أصل الركية

And what the water has eroded from the sides of the base of the well.

ومحبس السيل

And a dam for the watercourse.

ج: ألجاف

Plural: Aljaf.

وككتاب: الأسكفة

And like Kitab: the door sill.

وما أشرف على الغار من صخرة وغيرها ناتئ في الجبل

And what protrudes from a rock or other object overlooking a cave in the mountain.

واللجيف، كأمير: سهم عريض النصل

And Al-Lajif, like Amir: an arrow with a broad head.

أو الصواب: النجيف

Or the correct term is: Al-Najif.

ولجيفتا الباب: جنبتاه

And the two sides of the door: its two jambs.

والتلجيف: الحفر في جوانب البئر

And Al-Taljif: digging in the sides of the well.

وإدخال الذكر في نواحي الفرج

And inserting the male organ into the areas of the female genitalia.

وتلجفت البئر: انخسفت

And the well collapsed: it caved in.

و البئر: حفر في جوانبها، لازم متعد

And the well: digging in its sides, intransitive and transitive.