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Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to abundance, plentifulness, and overflowing. It also extends to concepts of ease, comfort, and the side or flank of something.

Derived headwords

ضَفْوnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundance, plentyboth

    Refers to a state of being abundant, plentiful, or numerous.

  2. 2.
    Overflowingclassical

    Specifically mentions the overflowing of a basin or container, signifying excess.

سُبُوغnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundance, extensivenessclassical

    A state of being widespread, extensive, or abundant.

كَثْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundance, multitudeboth

    The state of being numerous or plentiful.

فَيَضَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Overflowingboth

    The act or state of overflowing, especially of water or a liquid.

حَوْضnoun
  1. 1.
    Basin, poolboth

    A large container or natural depression holding water.

ضَافٍadjective
  1. 1.
    Abundant, plentifulboth

    Describing something that is abundant, plentiful, or extensive.

ثَوْبnoun
  1. 1.
    Garment, robeboth

    A piece of clothing.

ضَفَاnoun
  1. 1.
    Side, flankclassical

    Refers to the side or flank of something.

ضِفْوَاهnoun
  1. 1.
    Its two sidesclassical

    The dual form referring to the two sides or flanks of something.

ضَفْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Ease, comfortclassical

    Refers to the ease, comfort, or pleasantness of life.

عَيْشnoun
  1. 1.
    Life, livingboth

    The state of being alive; livelihood.

بُلْهَنِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Ease, comfort, luxuryclassical

    A state of ease, comfort, and pleasant living.

Parallel reading

الضفو: السبوغ، والكثرة، وفيضان الحوض.
Abundance: extensiveness, multitude, and overflowing of the basin.
وفيضان الحوض.
And the overflowing of the basin.
وثوب ضاف.
And an abundant garment.
والضفا: الجانب، وهما ضفواه.
And the side: the flank, and they are its two flanks.
وهما ضفواه.
And they are its two flanks.
وضفوة العيش: بلهنيته.
And the ease of life: its comfort and pleasantness.
بلهنيته.
Its comfort and pleasantness.