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ودف

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the semantic field of melting, flowing, and dripping, often associated with fat or liquids. It also extends to meanings related to abundance, gathering, and observation, particularly in the context of nature and procreation.

Derived headwords

وَدَفَverb
  1. 1.
    melted and flowedboth

    Said of fat, meaning it melted and became liquid.

  2. 2.
    drippedboth

    Said of a container, meaning liquid dripped from it.

  3. 3.
    gave littleclassical

    Said of giving, meaning to give a small amount.

وَدْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    green meadowboth

    A lush, green pasture or meadow.

  2. 2.
    erect penisclassical

    The erect male organ.

  3. 3.
    woman's adornmentclassical

    Something a woman uses for adornment or beautification.

وَدِيفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    green meadowboth

    Synonymous with 'wadfah', referring to a green and fertile pasture.

وَدْفnoun
  1. 1.
    erect penisclassical

    The male organ, specifically when erect.

  2. 2.
    semenclassical

    Refers to semen or what is ejaculated.

استودفverb
  1. 1.
    collected semenclassical

    Said of a woman, meaning she retained the man's semen within her womb.

  2. 2.
    melted fatboth

    To cause fat to melt or drip.

  3. 3.
    investigatedboth

    To inquire into or search for information about something.

  4. 4.
    opened the headclassical

    Said of a container of milk, meaning its opening was exposed.

  5. 5.
    grew tallclassical

    Said of plants, meaning they grew tall.

تودفverb
  1. 1.
    investigatedboth

    To search for or inquire about something, similar to 'istawdafa'.

  2. 2.
    leaned overclassical

    Said of mountain goats, meaning they were positioned high up and overlooking.

Parallel reading

ودف الشحم، كوعد، يدف: ذاب وسال
Fat melted, like 'wa'ada', it melts and flows.
و الإناء: قطر
And the container: it dripped.
و له العطاء: أقله
And to him the giving: he gave little of it.
والودفة: الروضة الخضراء
And the 'wadfah': the green meadow.
كالوديفة
Like the 'wadifah'.
وبالتحريك: النصي، والصليان، وبظارة المرأة
And with vowelization: the erect penis, the 'salyaan', and the woman's adornment.
وكغراب: الذكر لما يدف منه من المني وغيره
And like 'ghurab': the male organ for what drips from it of semen and other fluids.
واستودف الشحمة: استقطرها
And he sought to melt the fat: he caused it to drip.
و الخبر: بحث عنه
And the news: he searched for it.
كتودفه
Like his inquiring about it.
و المرأة: جمعت ماء الرجل في رحمها
And the woman: she gathered the man's fluid in her womb.
و لبنا في الإناء: فتح رأسه، فأشرف عليه
And milk in the container: its opening was exposed, so it became visible.
و النبت: طال
And the plant: it grew tall.
وتودفت الأوعال فوق الجبل: أشرفت
And the mountain goats were positioned high on the mountain: they were overlooking.