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وضف

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of speed and swiftness, particularly in the context of animal locomotion, like a camel's fast pace. It also encompasses the act of urging an animal to move faster.

Derived headwords

وَضَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to move swiftlyboth

    To move at a fast pace, to hasten. This is often used to describe the gait of a camel.

أَوْضَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to move swiftlyboth

    To move swiftly or hasten, similar to the verb وَضَفَ. It implies a quickening of pace.

أَوْضَفْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to urge to run fastclassical

    To cause something, like an animal, to run fast or to urge it to increase its speed.

Parallel reading

وضف البعير: أسرع
The camel moved swiftly: it hastened.
أسرع، كأوضف
It hastened, like it moved swiftly.
وأوضفته: أوجفته في الركض
And I urged it to run fast: I made it run swiftly in the gallop.