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الوطف

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of abundance, particularly in relation to hair, water, and general ease or luxury. It describes thick eyebrows and eyelashes, heavy rainfall, and a state of plentifulness or relaxation.

Derived headwords

الوَطْفnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundant eyebrow/eyelash hairboth

    The abundance and thickness of hair on the eyebrows and eyelashes.

  2. 2.
    Heavy rainfallboth

    The pouring or continuous falling of rain.

وَطِفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    A bit of hairclassical

    A small amount or tuft of hair.

أَوْطَفadjective
  1. 1.
    Thick-eyebrowed/eyelashedboth

    Describing a person with abundant hair on their eyebrows and eyelashes.

  2. 2.
    Abundant/plentifulboth

    Describing something that is abundant or plentiful, often used for a relaxed or easy life.

وَطْفَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Heavy/hanging cloudboth

    Describing a cloud that is heavy with water, appearing relaxed or drooping, or a cloud that continuously rains.

وَطْفnoun
  1. 1.
    Hanging tails (of a cloud)classical

    The drooping or hanging tails of a cloud, suggesting it is full of rain.

Parallel reading

كَثْرَةُ شَعْرِ الحَاجِبَيْنِ والعَيْنَيْنِ
The abundance of hair on the eyebrows and eyes.
وَانْهِمَارُ المَطَرِ
And the pouring of rain.
وَعَلَيْهِ وَطْفَةٌ مِنَ الشَّعَرِ
And he has a tuft of hair.
وَرَجُلٌ أَوْطَفُ
And a man with abundant eyebrow/eyelash hair.
وَسَحَابَةٌ وَطْفَاءُ: مُسْتَرْخِيَةٌ لِكَثْرَةِ مَائِهَا
And a heavy cloud: relaxed due to its abundance of water.
أَوْ هِيَ الدَّائِمَةُ السَّحِّ، الحَثِيثَةُ
Or it is the continuously raining, persistent one.
وَفِيهَا وَطْفٌ، أَيْ: تَدَلَّتْ ذُيُولُهَا
And in it is a 'watf', meaning: its tails have hung down.
وَكَذَا ظَلَامٌ أَوْطَفُ
And likewise, abundant darkness.
وَعَيْشٌ أَوْطَفُ: رَخِيٌّ
And an abundant life: easy/luxurious.