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وهف

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to plants flourishing and swaying, and secondarily to things appearing, approaching, or being presented. It also has a specific meaning related to Christian clergy.

Derived headwords

وَهَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to flourish and swayboth

    Said of plants, meaning they became leafy and moved vibrantly.

  2. 2.
    to approachclassical

    Said of a person, meaning they drew near.

  3. 3.
    to appearclassical

    Said of something belonging to someone from the world, meaning it presented itself or became visible.

  4. 4.
    to approachclassical

    Said of something belonging to someone from the world, meaning it presented itself or became visible.

  5. 5.
    to approachclassical

    Said of something belonging to someone from the world, meaning it presented itself or became visible.

وَهَفَاnoun
  1. 1.
    flourishing and swayingboth

    The masdar (verbal noun) of وهف, referring to plants becoming leafy and swaying.

ووهيفاnoun
  1. 1.
    flourishing and swayingclassical

    Another masdar (verbal noun) for the verb وهف, indicating flourishing and swaying.

أَوْهَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to approachclassical

    This is a Form IV verb, meaning to approach or draw near, used in relation to something belonging to someone.

الوَاهِفnoun
  1. 1.
    church attendantclassical

    The caretaker or custodian of a church.

الوَهَافَةnoun
  1. 1.
    caretakingclassical

    The work or role of a church attendant or custodian.

الوِهَافَةnoun
  1. 1.
    caretakingclassical

    The work or role of a church attendant or custodian, with a kasra on the first letter.

الوَهْفِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    caretakingclassical

    The work or role of a church attendant or custodian, similar to الوهافة.

الهِفْيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    caretakingclassical

    The work or role of a church attendant or custodian, another variant.

وَهَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to flourish and swayboth

    This verb form is mentioned again with its masdar, reinforcing the meaning of plants becoming leafy and moving.

وَهافَةnoun
  1. 1.
    flourishing and swayingboth

    The masdar of وهف, referring to the state of plants flourishing and swaying.

Parallel reading

وَهَفَ النَّبَاتُ يَهفُ وَهْفًا: أَوْرَقَ وَاهْتَزَّ
The plant flourished and swayed, meaning it became leafy and vibrated.
وَفُلَانٌ: دَنَا
And [the verb applies to] a person, meaning they drew near.
وَلَهُمْ شَيْءٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا: عَرَضَ لَهُمْ، وَبَدَا
And if they had something from the world, it presented itself to them and appeared.
وَقَدْ أَوْهَفَ لِي كَذَا
And something [like that] approached me.
وَالوَاهِفُ: سَادِنُ الكَنِيسَةِ وَقَيِّمُهَا
And the Wahif is the attendant and custodian of the church.
وَعَمَلُهُ: الوَهَافَةُ، بِالكَسْرِ وَبِالْفَتْحِ
And his work is Al-Wahafah, with a kasra and with a fatha.
وَالوَهْفِيَّةُ، كَأَثْفِيَةٍ
And Al-Wahfiyyah, like Athfiyyah.
وَالهِفْيَةُ
And Al-Hifyah.
وَقَدْ وَهَفَ يَهفُ وَهْفًا وَوَهَافَةً
And he flourished and swayed, meaning he became leafy and moved, and this is its masdar.