ءفك

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns falsehood, lying, and deception. It extends to concepts of turning or diverting something, and metaphorically to overturned or ruined places and times of hardship.

Derived headwords

أَفَكَverb

1.
to lieboth
To utter falsehoods or untruths.
2.
to turn awayboth
To divert someone or turn them away from something, or to change their opinion.
3.
to cause to lieclassical
To make someone lie or deceive them.
4.
to depriveclassical
To deprive someone of their desired outcome or goal.

إِفْكnoun

1.
lieboth
A falsehood, untruth, or fabrication.
2.
calumnyclassical
Slander or defamation.

أَفّاكadjective

1.
liarboth
One who habitually tells lies; a great liar.

أَفيكadjective

1.
liarclassical
One who tells lies.

أَفْوُكadjective

1.
liarclassical
A very great liar.

أَفْوَكnoun

1.
lieclassical
A falsehood or untruth.

المُؤْتَفِكاتnoun

1.
overturned citiesclassical
The cities of the people of Lot that were overturned.
2.
tumultuous windsclassical
Winds that overturn the earth, or whose directions vary.

عاجزadjective

1.
incapableboth
Lacking in ability, resourcefulness, or resolve.
2.
easily deceivedclassical
One who is misled or whose opinion is swayed.

المَأْفُوكadjective

1.
misledclassical
One who has been deceived or whose opinion has been changed.
2.
weak-mindedclassical
One who is weak in intellect or understanding.

كذبnoun

1.
falsehoodboth
The act or state of lying; untruth.

أَفائكnoun

1.
liesclassical
Plural of 'ifk', referring to falsehoods or calumnies.

أَفْكانnoun

1.
a liarclassical
A term for a liar.

الأُفْكَةnoun

1.
drought yearclassical
A year of severe drought and famine.

الأَفْكnoun

1.
jaw and muzzleclassical
The place where the jaw and muzzle meet.

أفوكnoun

1.
liarsclassical
Plural of 'afuwk', referring to liars.

ائْتُفِكَتverb

1.
was overturnedclassical
The town or region was overturned or ruined.

المَأْفُوكnoun

1.
barren placeclassical
A place that has not received rain and has no vegetation.

أَفَكاًnoun

1.
barrennessclassical
The state of a place lacking rain and vegetation.

Parallel reading

أَفَكَ، كضرب وعلم، إفكا، بالكسر والفتح والتحريك، وأفوكا: كذب

Afaka, like daraba and 'alima, (means) ifkan, with kasr, fath, and haraka, and afwaka: to lie.

وك عنه يأفكه أفكا: صرفه وقلبه، أو قلب رأيه

And from him ya'fukuhu afkan: to turn him away and change him, or to change his opinion.

وفلانا: جعله يكذب، وحرمه مراده

And fa'luhu fulanan: to make him lie, and to deprive him of his desire.

والمؤتفكات: مدائن قلبت على قوم لوط، عليه الصلاة والسلام

And Al-Mu'tafikat: cities overturned upon the people of Lot, peace be upon him.

والرياح التي تقلب الأرض، أو تختلف مهابها

And the winds that overturn the earth, or whose directions vary.

ويقال: إذا كثرت المؤتفكات زكت الأرض

And it is said: if the tumultuous winds increase, the land becomes fertile.

وكأمير: العاجز القليل الحيلة والحزم، والمخدوع عن رأيه، كالمأفوك

And ka-amir: the incapable, lacking in resourcefulness and resolve, and the one deceived in his opinion, like the ma'fuk.

وبهاء: الكذب، ج: أفائك

And bi-ha': the lie, plural: afa'ik.

وأفكان: د

And afkan: a liar.

والأفكة، كفرحة: السنة المجدبة

And al-ufkah, like farhah: the year of drought.

والأفك، محركة: مجمع الفك والخطمين

And al-afk, muharrakah: the meeting place of the jaw and the muzzle.

وبالضم: جمع أفوك: للكذاب

And bi-damm: a plural of afuwk: for the liar.

وائتفكت البلدة: انقلبت

And i'tafakat al-baldah: the town was overturned.

والمأفوك: المكان لم يصبه مطر، وليس به نبات

And al-ma'fuk: the place that rain has not reached, and in which there is no vegetation.

وهي: بهاء، والضعيف العقل

And it (feminine): bi-ha', and the weak-minded.

وفعلهما: كعني، أفكا، بالفتح

And their action (feminine): ka-'ani, afaka, with fath.