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زفن

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to movement, specifically dancing and swiftness, but also extends to descriptions of physical attributes like height and strength, and even to specific objects and conditions like awnings and lameness.

Derived headwords

زَفَنَ يَزْفِنُverb
  1. 1.
    to danceboth

    To perform a dance, moving rhythmically to music.

زَفْنnoun
  1. 1.
    awningclassical

    A shelter constructed above a rooftop to protect from the heat of the sea and its moisture.

  2. 2.
    woven matclassical

    Palm fronds joined together to form a mat-like covering.

زَفُونadjective
  1. 1.
    swiftclassical

    Describing a she-camel that is quick or fast.

  2. 2.
    lameclassical

    Describing a she-camel that is limping.

زِيزِفُونadjective
  1. 1.
    swiftclassical

    Extremely fast or quick.

زَيْفَنadjective
  1. 1.
    tall and strongclassical

    Describing someone who is tall and powerfully built.

زُوفَنname
  1. 1.
    male given nameclassical

    A name given to males, derived from the root.

زَيْفَنَاname
  1. 1.
    male given nameclassical

    A name given to males, derived from the root.

زَافِنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lame she-camelclassical

    A female camel that limps.

  2. 2.
    woman abstaining from intercourseclassical

    A woman who refrains from sexual intercourse, sparing her partner the effort.

Parallel reading

زفن يزفن: رقص.
Zafana, yazfuna: to dance.
والزفن، بالكسر: ظلة يتخذونها فوق سطوحهم تقيهم (من) حر البحر ونداه، وعسيب النخل يضم بعضه إلى بعض كالحصير المرمول.
And az-zafn, with kasra: an awning they make above their rooftops to protect them from the heat of the sea and its moisture, and palm fronds joined together like a rolled mat.
وناقة زفون: زبون، أو عرجاء.
And a zafun she-camel: swift, or lame.
وزيزفون، كحيزبون: سريعة.
And zizafun, like hizbun: swift.
والزيفن، كحضجر وسيفن: الطويل الشديد، وسموا: زيفنا وزوفنا.
And az-zaifan, like hadjdar and saifan: tall and strong, and they named [their children]: Zaifana and Zufna.
والزافنة: الناقة العرجاء، والمرأة تكفي رجلها مؤونة الجماع.
And az-zafinah: the lame she-camel, and the woman who spares her man the effort of intercourse.