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دفقه

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of pouring, flowing, or gushing, often with a sense of intensity or speed. It extends to descriptions of swift movement in animals and humans, and metaphorically to death or the dispersal of contents.

Derived headwords

دَفَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to pourboth

    To pour something out, especially a liquid, with force or in abundance.

  2. 2.
    to flowboth

    To flow or gush forth rapidly and abundantly.

دَفَقَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to pour itboth

    To pour something out, with the object pronoun indicating what is being poured.

دفقه يدفقه ويدفقه: صبه — It pours it and pours it: to pour it
دَفَقَ اللهُ رُوحَهُverb
  1. 1.
    God took his soulclassical

    A euphemism for God causing someone's death, implying the soul is poured out of the body.

ودفق الله روحه: أماته — And God poured out his soul: he died
أَدْفَقَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to disperse its contentsclassical

    To cause the contents of a vessel, like a pitcher, to be scattered or dispersed.

و الكوز: بدد ما فيه بمرة، كأدفقه — And the pitcher: to scatter its contents at once, like adfaqahu
دَفْقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    pouringboth

    The act of pouring or flowing out with force and speed.

و الماء دفقا ودفوقا: انصب بمرة — And water poured forth daqan and dafuqan: it flowed out at once
دَفُوقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    gushingclassical

    A rapid and abundant flow or gush of liquid.

و الماء دفقا ودفوقا: انصب بمرة — And water poured forth daqan and dafuqan: it flowed out at once
دَافِقadjective
  1. 1.
    pouringboth

    Describing something that pours or flows out forcefully, often used for water.

وهو ماء دافق، أي: مدفوق — And it is pouring water, meaning: poured out
مَدْفُوقadjective
  1. 1.
    poured outboth

    The passive participle, meaning something that has been poured out.

وهو ماء دافق، أي: مدفوق — And it is pouring water, meaning: poured out
دَفَّاقadjective
  1. 1.
    swift (camel/stream)both

    Describing a she-camel or a stream that is fast-moving or gushing.

وناقة دفاق، ككتاب وغراب وصيقل: سريعة — And a swift she-camel, like kitāb, ghurāb, and ṣayqal: fast
وسيل دفاق، كغراب — And a gushing stream, like ghurāb
دَفْقَىnoun
  1. 1.
    valleyclassical

    A valley or wadi, possibly named for its rapid water flow.

أو وادٍ — Or a valley
أَدْفَقadjective
  1. 1.
    swift (camel)classical

    Describing a camel that is fast.

  2. 2.
    crookedclassical

    Describing something that is bent or crooked.

  3. 3.
    stoopedclassical

    Describing a man who is stooped due to old age or grief.

  4. 4.
    camel with splayed legsclassical

    Describing a camel whose teeth point outwards, or whose elbows are far from its sides.

  5. 5.
    level crescent moonclassical

    Describing the white, level part of a crescent moon that is not leaning to one side.

وسير أدفق: سريع — And a swift journey: fast
والأدفق: الأعوج — And al-adfaq: the crooked
والرجل المنحني كبرا وغما — And the man stooped by old age and grief
والبعير المنتصب الأسنان إلى خارج، أو شديد ms1204 بينونة المرفق عن الجنبين — And the camel with teeth pointing outwards, or with elbows far from its sides
ومن الأهلة: المستوى الأبيض، غير المتنكب على أحد طرفيه — And of the crescent moons: the white, level one, not leaning to one side
الأَدْفَقadjective
  1. 1.
    swift camelclassical

    Describing a fast-moving camel.

وكهجف: السريع من الإبل — And like hajaf: the fast among camels
الدَّفْقَىnoun
  1. 1.
    swift movementclassical

    A manner of walking or moving quickly, or with a wide stride.

  2. 2.
    alternating gaitclassical

    A gait where one moves first on one side, then the other.

ومشى الدفقى، كزمكى: أسرع، أو تمشى على هذا الجنب مرة وعلى هذا مرة، أو باعد خطوه — And walking al-dafqa, like zamka: to move faster, or to walk on this side once and on that side once, or to widen one's stride
جَمَلٌ دَفَّاقٌadjective
  1. 1.
    swift camelclassical

    Describing a camel that moves swiftly.

وجمل دفاق ودفق، ككتاب وخدب: كذلك — And a swift camel daffāq and dafaq, like kitāb and khadab: likewise
جَمَلٌ دَفْقٌadjective
  1. 1.
    swift camelclassical

    Describing a camel that moves swiftly.

وجمل دفاق ودفق، ككتاب وخدب: كذلك — And a swift camel daffāq and dafaq, like kitāb and khadab: likewise
دَفْقَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    all at onceboth

    Meaning 'at one time' or 'in a single group'.

وجاؤوا دفقة واحدة، بالضم، أي: بمرة — And they came dafqa one, with damma, meaning: at once
تَدْفِيقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    pouringboth

    The act of causing to pour out, often used transitively.

ودفقت كفاه الندى تدفيقا: صبتاه — And his palms poured forth dew tadfiqan: they poured it out
انْدَفَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to pour outboth

    To flow or pour out spontaneously and abundantly.

واندفق: انصب — And indafaqa: it flowed out
تَدَفَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    to pour forthboth

    To flow or pour out, often with a sense of continuous or abundant movement.

وتدفق: تصبب — And tadaffaq: it poured forth
فَرَسٌ دَفْقٌadjective
  1. 1.
    swift horseclassical

    Describing a fine, swift horse that moves with a flowing gait.

وفرس دفق، كخدب وطمر: جواد يتدفق في مشيه — And a swift horse dafaq, like khadab and tamr: a fine horse that flows in its gait
دَفُوقٌadjective
  1. 1.
    swift (horse)classical

    Describing a swift and noble mare.

وهي دفوق ودفاق ودفقة ودفقى ودفقى — And she is dafuq, daffāq, dafqa, dafqā, and dafqā
دَفْقَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    swift (horse)classical

    Describing a swift and noble mare.

وهي دفوق ودفاق ودفقة ودفقى ودفقى — And she is dafuq, daffāq, dafqa, dafqā, and dafqā
دَفْقَىadjective
  1. 1.
    swift (horse)classical

    Describing a swift and noble mare.

وهي دفوق ودفاق ودفقة ودفقى ودفقى — And she is dafuq, daffāq, dafqa, dafqā, and dafqā
النَّاقَةُ الدَّفْقَىadjective
  1. 1.
    swift, noble she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is fast and of noble lineage, or one that has never given birth.

والدفقى، وتفتح الفاء: الناقة السريعة الكريمة النسب، أو التي لم تنتج قط — And al-dafqa, with fatha on the fa: the swift, noble- نسب she-camel, or one that has never given birth

Parallel reading

دفقه يدفقه ويدفقه: صبه، وهو ماء دافق، أي: مدفوق، لأن دفق متعد عند الجمهور.
It pours it and pours it: to pour it, and it is pouring water, meaning: poured out, because dafaq is transitive according to the majority.
ودفق الله روحه: أماته
And God poured out his soul: he died
والكوز: بدد ما فيه بمرة، كأدفقه
And the pitcher: to scatter its contents at once, like adfaqahu
والماء دفقا ودفوقا: انصب بمرة
And water poured forth daqan and dafuqan: it flowed out at once
وهذه عن الليث وحده.
And this is from Al-Layth alone.
وناقة دفاق، ككتاب وغراب وصيقل: سريعة
And a swift she-camel, like kitāb, ghurāb, and ṣayqal: fast
وسيل دفاق، كغراب.
And a gushing stream, like ghurāb.
وكغراب: ع، أو وادٍ.
And like ghurāb: a spring, or a valley.
وسير أدفق: سريع.
And a swift journey: fast.
والأدفق: الأعوج، والرجل المنحني كبرا وغما، والبعير المنتصب الأسنان إلى خارج، أو شديد ms1204 بينونة المرفق عن الجنبين
And al-adfaq: the crooked, and the man stooped by old age and grief, and the camel with teeth pointing outwards, or with elbows far from its sides
ومن الأهلة: المستوى الأبيض، غير المتنكب على أحد طرفيه.
And of the crescent moons: the white, level one, not leaning to one side.
وكهجف: السريع من الإبل.
And like hajaf: the fast among camels.
ومشى الدفقى، كزمكى: أسرع، أو تمشى على هذا الجنب مرة وعلى هذا مرة، أو باعد خطوه.
And walking al-dafqa, like zamka: to move faster, or to walk on this side once and on that side once, or to widen one's stride.
وجمل دفاق ودفق، ككتاب وخدب: كذلك.
And a swift camel daffāq and dafaq, like kitāb and khadab: likewise.
وجاؤوا دفقة واحدة، بالضم، أي: بمرة.
And they came dafqa one, with damma, meaning: at once.
ودفقت كفاه الندى تدفيقا: صبتاه.
And his palms poured forth dew tadfiqan: they poured it out.
واندفق: انصب.
And indafaqa: it flowed out.
وتدفق: تصبب.
And tadaffaq: it poured forth.
وفرس دفق، كخدب وطمر: جواد يتدفق في مشيه، وهي دفوق ودفاق ودفقة ودفقى ودفقى.
And a swift horse dafaq, like khadab and tamr: a fine horse that flows in its gait, and she is dafuq, daffāq, dafqa, dafqā, and dafqā.
والدفقى، وتفتح الفاء: الناقة السريعة الكريمة النسب، أو التي لم تنتج قط.
And al-dafqa, with fatha on the fa: the swift, noble- نسب she-camel, or one that has never given birth.