الوحف

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes abundance and thickness, particularly in relation to hair, feathers, and vegetation. It also extends to concepts of density, closeness, and sometimes negative attributes like emaciation or harsh terrain.

Derived headwords

الوَحْفnoun

1.
Abundant black hairboth
Refers to a large quantity of thick, black hair.
2.
Abundant feathersboth
Describes a wing or bird with a great abundance of feathers.
3.
A swordclassical
A specific sword belonging to 'Amir ibn al-Tufayl.
4.
Lush vegetationboth
Refers to plants that are lush and abundant.

وَحُفَverb

1.
to be abundantboth
Used for plants and hair, meaning to be abundant, thick, or plentiful.

وحف النبات والشعر يوحف ككرم ووجل — The plants and hair were abundant, growing thickly at the roots.

وَحَافَةnoun

1.
abundanceboth
The state of being abundant or plentiful, used for plants and hair.

وَحُوفَةnoun

1.
abundanceboth
The state of being abundant or plentiful, used for plants and hair.

الوَحْفَاءnoun

1.
stony groundboth
Land containing black stones, but not being barren.
2.
reddish groundclassical
Refers to reddish or ruddy colored earth.

وَحَافَىnoun

1.
stony groundboth
Plural of 'al-Waḥfā', referring to lands with black stones.

المُوحِفadjective

1.
lacking a summitclassical
Describes something that does not have a peak or summit.
2.
hostile placeclassical
A place of rest or encampment that is hostile or inimical, especially to a mature camel.

كَزُبَيْرname

1.
a horse's nameclassical
The name of a horse belonging to 'Aqil, or possibly 'Amr ibn al-Tufayl.

وَحْفَةname

1.
a horse's nameclassical
The name of a horse belonging to 'Alātha ibn Jilās.
2.
a soundclassical
Refers to a sound or noise.
3.
a black rockclassical
A black rock.

وَحَافnoun

1.
black rocksclassical
Plural of 'Waḥfa', referring to black rocks.

وَحَاف القَهْرname

1.
a place nameclassical
A specific place name, 'Waḥāf al-Qahr'.

وَحَفَ البَعِيرverb

1.
to strike the groundboth
A camel striking its body against the ground.

وحف البعير كوعد — The camel struck the ground with its body.

وَحَفَverb

1.
to strike the groundboth
A camel striking its body against the ground.

وَحَفَ مَنَاverb

1.
to approachclassical
To draw near or approach.

وحف منا دنا — It approached, meaning it drew near.

وَحَفَ إلَيْنَاverb

1.
to intendclassical
To intend to come to us.
2.
to descend upon usclassical
To descend upon us or visit us.
3.
to hastenclassical
To hasten or move quickly.

وإلينا نزل بنا وأسرع كوحف وأوحف — And to us: it descended upon us, and hastened, like 'waḥafa' and 'awḥafa'.

أَوْحَفَverb

1.
to approachclassical
To draw near or approach.
2.
to hastenclassical
To hasten or move quickly.

وأسرع كوحف وأوحف — and hastened, like 'waḥafa' and 'awḥafa'.

مَوَاحِف الإِبِلnoun

1.
camel resting placesboth
The places where camels lie down to rest or are tethered.

نَاقَةٌ مِيحَافadjective

1.
unmoving camelclassical
A female camel that does not leave its resting place.

ناقة ميحاف لا تفارق مبركها — A camel that does not leave its resting place.

الوَاحِفnoun

1.
a type of bucketclassical
A bucket from which two straps have broken off, but it is still attached by two others.
2.
a place nameclassical
A specific place name, 'al-Wāḥif'.

وَاحِفَانname

1.
a place nameclassical
A specific place name, 'Wāḥifān'.

كَأَمِيرname

1.
a place nameclassical
A place name in Mecca, known for carcasses being thrown there.

كَمَعْظَمadjective

1.
emaciated camelclassical
A camel that is thin and emaciated.

التَّوْحِيفnoun

1.
striking with a stickclassical
The act of striking with a stick or staff.
2.
providing a limbclassical
Providing or offering a limb from a slaughtered animal.

Parallel reading

الوَحْف: الشعر الكثير الأسود، ويحرك، والجناح الكثير الريش، كالواحف، وسيف عامر بن الطفيل، و من النبات: الريان.

Al-Waḥf: abundant black hair, and it can be vocalized differently, and a wing with abundant feathers, like al-wāḥif, and the sword of 'Amir ibn al-Tufayl, and among plants: the lush.

وحف (النبات والشعر) يوحف، ككرم ووجل، وحافة ووحوفة، بالضم: غزر، وأثت أصوله.

Waḥafa (plants and hair) yawḥifu, like karuma and wajila, waḥāfatan and waḥūfatan, with dammah: it was abundant, and its roots became thick.

والوحفاء: أرض فيها حجارة سود، وليست بحرة، ج: وحافى، والحمراء من الأرض.

And al-Waḥfā': land with black stones, and not barren, plural: waḥāfā, and the reddish of the earth.

والموحف: الذي ليس له ذرى، والمناخ الذي أوحف البازل وعاداه.

And al-Mūḥif: that which has no summit, and the resting place that became hostile to the mature camel and opposed it.

وكزبير: فرس عقيل، أو عمرو بن الطفيل.

And like Zubayr: the horse of 'Aqil, or 'Amr ibn al-Tufayl.

ووحفة: فرس علاثة بن جلاس.

And Waḥfa: the horse of 'Alātha ibn Jilās.

والوحفة: الصوت، والصخرة السوداء، ج: وحاف.

And al-Waḥfa: the sound, and the black rock, plural: waḥāf.

ووحف البعير، كوعد: ضرب بنفسه الأرض، كوحف، و منا: دنا، و إلينا: قصدنا، ونزل بنا، وأسرع، كوحف وأوحف.

And the camel waḥafa, like wa'ada: it struck the ground with itself, like waḥafa; and 'waḥafa manā': it approached; and 'waḥafa ilaynā': we intended, it descended upon us, and hastened, like waḥafa and awḥafa.

ومواحف الإبل: مباركها.

And the resting places of the camels: their places of kneeling.

وناقة ميحاف: لا تفارق مبركها.

And a miḥāf camel: does not leave its resting place.

والواحف: الغرب ينقطع منه وذمتان، ويتعلق بوذمتين، وع.

And al-Wāḥif: the bucket from which two straps have broken off, and it is attached by two straps, and a place name.

وكأمير: ع بمكة، كان تلقى به الجيف.

And like Amīr: a place name in Mecca, where carcasses were thrown.

وكمعظم: البعير المهزول.

And like 'a'ẓam: the emaciated camel.

والتوحيف: الضرب بالعصا، وتوفير العضو من الجزور.

And al-Tawḥīf: striking with a stick, and providing a limb from the slaughtered animal.