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طفق

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of continuation, persistence, and constancy in an action or state. It can also denote achieving or obtaining something, or a place becoming fixed or permanent.

Derived headwords

طَفِقَverb
  1. 1.
    to continue doingboth

    To persist in an action, to keep doing something. This usage is specific to affirmative statements.

  2. 2.
    to be constantclassical

    To be steadfast or persistent in a state or action.

طَفِقَverb
  1. 1.
    to stick toclassical

    To adhere to or remain in a place, to be constant to it.

طَفِقَverb
  1. 1.
    to achieveclassical

    To succeed in obtaining or achieving something.

طَفِقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    continuationclassical

    The act of continuing or persisting in an action.

طُفُوقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    continuationclassical

    The act of continuing or persisting in an action.

أَطْفَقَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to grant successclassical

    God grants him success or enables him to achieve something.

Parallel reading

طفق يفعل كذا
He continued doing such and such.
طفق الموضع
The place became fixed/permanent.
بمراده: ظفر
With his desire: he succeeded.
أطفقه الله به
And God granted him success with it.