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Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of driving away, expelling, and moving something from one place to another. It also encompasses sounds made by objects like bows and phenomena like mirages.

Derived headwords

زَفَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to drive awayboth

    To expel or drive away something, such as clouds.

  2. 2.
    to make light ofclassical

    To treat something lightly or dismissively.

زَفْيًاnoun
  1. 1.
    driving awayboth

    The act of expelling or driving away.

زَفَيَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    driving awayboth

    The act of expelling or driving away.

زَفَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to make a soundboth

    To make a sound, specifically referring to a bow.

أَزْفَىverb
  1. 1.
    to moveboth

    To move something from one place to another.

الزَّفِيَانnoun
  1. 1.
    short womanclassical

    A woman who is short in stature.

  2. 2.
    poet's nicknameclassical

    A nickname given to two poets.

  3. 3.
    fast-shooting bowclassical

    A bow that quickly releases an arrow.

المُزْفِيadjective
  1. 1.
    frighteningclassical

    Causing fear or alarm; frightening.

المُنْزَفِيadjective
  1. 1.
    frighteningclassical

    Causing fear or alarm; frightening.

Parallel reading

زفت الريح السحاب زفيا وزفيانا
The wind drove away the clouds, expelling and moving them.
والقوس: صوتت
And the bow: it made a sound.
و السراب الآل: رفعه
And the mirage: it raised it.
وأزفاه: نقله من مكان إلى آخر
And he moved it: he transported it from one place to another.
والزفيان: المرأة القصيرة
And Al-Zafiyan: the short woman.
ولقب شاعرين
And a nickname for two poets.
والقوس السريعة الإرسال للسهم
And the bow that is quick in releasing the arrow.
والمزفي، كمرمي: المفزع
And Al-Muzfi, like Marmi: the frightening one.
كالمنزفي
Like Al-Munzafi.