ضفن

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

The root ض-ف-ن primarily relates to actions involving sitting with, approaching, or settling down. It also extends to meanings of fulfilling needs, sexual intercourse, striking with the leg or foot, and carrying. Figuratively, it can denote shortness, foolishness, cooperation, and the act of milking.

Derived headwords

ضَفَنَverb

1.
to sit withboth
To approach and sit with people, implying joining their company.
2.
to throwclassical
To throw something, specifically referring to throwing dung or waste.
3.
to fulfillclassical
To fulfill or satisfy a need or requirement.
4.
to have intercourseclassical
To have sexual intercourse with a woman.
5.
to strike with legclassical
For a camel to strike with its leg.
6.
to carry onclassical
To place or carry something onto a she-camel.
7.
to strike with leg (person)classical
To strike someone with one's leg on their hindquarters.
8.
to strike groundclassical
To strike the ground with something.
9.
to draw udderclassical
To draw the udder of a she-camel for milking.

ضفن إليهم يضفن — He approached them and sat with them

اضْطَفَنَverb

1.
to strike oneselfclassical
To strike one's own posterior with the foot.

واضطفن: ضرب بقدمه مؤخر نفسه — And he struck his own posterior with his foot

الضَّفِنadjective

1.
shortclassical
A person who is short in stature.
2.
foolishclassical
A foolish person, especially one who is large in build.

والضفن، كهجف وطمر: القصير — And the short person, like hajaf and tamr

تَضَافَنُواverb

1.
to cooperateclassical
To cooperate or help each other.

وتضافنوا عليه: تعاونوا — And they cooperated on it: they helped each other

الضَّيْفَنother

1.
in the letter Fa'classical
A term referring to something related to the letter Fā' (ف), as mentioned in the context of the Fā'.

والضيفن: في الفاء — And al-dayfan: in the Fā'

Parallel reading

ضفن إليهم يضفن: أتاهم يجلس إليهم

He approached them and sat with them: he came to them sitting with them.

و بغائطه: رمى

And with his dung: he threw.

و بحاجته: قضى

And with his need: he fulfilled.

و المرأة: نكحها

And the woman: he had intercourse with her.

و البعير برجله: خبط

And the camel with its leg: it struck.

و على ناقته: حمله عليها

And onto his she-camel: he carried him/it onto her.

و فلانا: ضرب برجله على عجزه

And so-and-so: he struck him with his leg on his hindquarters.

و به الأرض: ضربها به

And the ground with it: he struck it with it.

و ضرع الناقة: ضمه للحلب

And the she-camel's udder: he drew it for milking.

واضطفن: ضرب بقدمه مؤخر نفسه

And he struck his own posterior with his foot.

والضفن، كهجف وطمر: القصير، والأحمق في عظم خلق

And al-difn, like hajaf and tamr: the short one, and the foolish one in large creation.

وتضافنوا عليه: تعاونوا

And they cooperated on it: they helped each other.

والضيفن: في الفاء

And al-dayfan: in the Fā'.