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الهزروف

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes swiftness and speed, particularly in relation to a large, fast ostrich. It also extends to describe large teeth and elderly women, possibly metaphorically linked to size or a certain imposing presence.

Derived headwords

الهَزْرُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    Ostrichclassical

    A swift and light male ostrich.

  2. 2.
    Large toothclassical

    A large canine tooth.

  3. 3.
    Old womanclassical

    An elderly woman.

هَزْرَفَverb
  1. 1.
    To hastenmodern

    To move quickly or speed up.

الهَزْرَفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Large toothclassical

    A large canine tooth.

الهَزْرُوفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Large toothclassical

    A large canine tooth.

  2. 2.
    Old womanclassical

    An elderly woman.

Parallel reading

الهزروف، كزنبور وعلابط وقرطاس وبرذون: الظليم السريع الخفيف.
Al-hazroof, like zunboor, 'alaabat, qirtaas, and bardhoon: the swift and light male ostrich.
وهزرف: أسرع.
And hazrafa: he hastened.
والهزرفة، بالكسر، والهزروفة، كبرذونة: الناب الكبيرة، والعجوز.
And al-hazrafah, with kasra, and al-hazroofah, like bardhoonah: the large canine tooth, and the old woman.