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الوذفة

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of flowing or moving with a certain speed or gait. It extends to describe the female clitoris and the act of walking with pride or speed.

Derived headwords

الوِذَافَةnoun
  1. 1.
    clitorisclassical

    The clitoris of a woman.

وذفverb
  1. 1.
    to flowboth

    Fat and other substances flowed or melted.

يذفverb
  1. 1.
    to flowboth

    Fat and other substances flowed or melted.

حدثانهnoun
  1. 1.
    recentnessclassical

    The recentness or immediacy of an event.

سرعانهnoun
  1. 1.
    swiftnessclassical

    The swiftness or speed of an event or action.

يوذِفverb
  1. 1.
    to strideclassical

    He walks with short steps, swinging his shoulders proudly.

  2. 2.
    to hastenclassical

    He walks with short steps, swinging his shoulders proudly.

توذيفاnoun
  1. 1.
    stridingclassical

    The act of walking with short steps and swinging the shoulders proudly.

  2. 2.
    hasteningclassical

    The act of walking with short steps and swinging the shoulders proudly.

يتوّذّفverb
  1. 1.
    to strideclassical

    He walks with short steps, swinging his shoulders proudly, or walks quickly.

  2. 2.
    to hastenclassical

    He walks with short steps, swinging his shoulders proudly, or walks quickly.

الوِذَافnoun
  1. 1.
    maleclassical

    A male person or animal.

Parallel reading

الوِذَافَة، محركة: بظارة المرأة.
Al-widhāfah, with harakah: the clitoris of a woman.
وذف الشحم وغيره يذف: سال.
Fat and other substances flowed, it flows: it melted.
و"نزل، صلى الله عليه وسلم، بأم معبد وذفان مخرجه إلى المدينة"، أي: حدثانه وسرعانه.
And 'The Prophet, peace be upon him, stopped by Umm Ma'bad on his way to Medina, meaning: its recentness and swiftness.'
ومر يوذف توذيفا، ويتوذف: يقارب الخطو، ويحرك منكبيه متبخترا، أو يسرع.
And he passed by, walking with short steps and swinging his shoulders proudly, or walking quickly: taking short steps, and swinging his shoulders proudly, or walking fast.
والوذاف، كغراب: الذكر.
And al-widhāf, like ghurāb: the male.