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Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of fulfilling, completing, and being abundant or sufficient. It extends to ideas of loyalty, payment, and reaching a destination or end, including death.

Derived headwords

وَفَىverb
  1. 1.
    fulfilled a promiseboth

    To fulfill a promise or covenant, acting in accordance with what was pledged.

  2. 2.
    was completeboth

    To be complete, finished, or perfected.

  3. 3.
    was abundantboth

    To be abundant, plentiful, or numerous.

  4. 4.
    equaledclassical

    To equal or match something, such as a weight or measure.

وفاءnoun
  1. 1.
    fulfillmentboth

    The act of fulfilling a promise, covenant, or obligation; loyalty.

  2. 2.
    completionboth

    The state of being complete or finished.

  3. 3.
    abundanceboth

    Abundance, plentifulness, or a large quantity.

  4. 4.
    length of lifeclassical

    Long life or duration, often used in a wish for longevity.

أوفىverb
  1. 1.
    fulfilledboth

    To fulfill, complete, or pay fully. Also used transitively to give someone their due.

  2. 2.
    overlookedboth

    To overlook or look down upon something from a height.

  3. 3.
    arrived atclassical

    To arrive at a place or destination.

وافىverb
  1. 1.
    metboth

    To meet or come upon someone or something.

  2. 2.
    arrivedboth

    To arrive at a place or destination.

  3. 3.
    fulfilledboth

    To fulfill or complete something.

استوفىverb
  1. 1.
    received fullyboth

    To receive something in full, to take one's complete share.

  2. 2.
    completedboth

    To complete or finish something thoroughly.

توفىverb
  1. 1.
    diedboth

    To die, to pass away. Used passively or intransitively.

  2. 2.
    took the soulboth

    To take someone's soul, referring to God's act of causing death.

الوفاةnoun
  1. 1.
    deathboth

    Death, the end of life.

وفيadjective
  1. 1.
    loyalboth

    Faithful, loyal, true to a promise or covenant.

  2. 2.
    completeboth

    Complete, full, or perfect.

وافٍadjective
  1. 1.
    completeboth

    Complete, full, or sufficient.

  2. 2.
    loyalboth

    Faithful or loyal.

الموفيةnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of plantclassical

    A specific type of plant, possibly a herb or aromatic.

الميفاءnoun
  1. 1.
    oven trayclassical

    A tray or flat surface used in an oven or for baking bread.

  2. 2.
    kitchenclassical

    A place where cooking is done, specifically a room for baking bricks.

  3. 3.
    high groundclassical

    An elevated or prominent part of the land.

الميفاةnoun
  1. 1.
    high groundclassical

    An elevated or prominent part of the land.

توافىverb
  1. 1.
    gatheredboth

    To gather together, to assemble, to become complete.

الوافيnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of dirhamclassical

    A specific denomination of currency, a dirham weighing four dang.

Parallel reading

وفى بالعهد
He fulfilled the covenant.
تم الشيء و كثر
The thing was complete and abundant.
و الدرهم المثقال: عدله
And the dirham equaled the weight.
وأوفى عليه: أشرف
And he looked down upon it: he was overlooking.
وفلانا حقه: أعطاه وافيا
And to so-and-so his right: he gave it to him fully.
فاستوفاه وتوفاه
So he received it fully and he died.
والوفاة: الموت
And al-wafāt: death.
وتوفاه الله: قبض روحه
And God took him: He seized his soul.
ووافيت العام: حججت
And I arrived for the year: I performed the pilgrimage.
و القوم: أتيتهم
And the people: I came to them.
وكمحدثة: اسم طيبة
And like a modern term: it is the name of Taybah.
والوفاء: ع
And al-wafā': a spring.
والشرف من الأرض، كالميفاة والوفي
And the high ground of the land, like al-mīfāh and al-wafī.
وتوافى القوم: تتاموا
And the people gathered: they became complete.
والوفاء: الطول، يقال: مات فلان وأنت بوفاء
And al-wafā': length of life, it is said: So-and-so died and you are in a long life.
والوافي: درهم وأربعة دوانق
And al-wāfī: a dirham and four dānq.