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ءفد

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of hastening, rushing, or approaching quickly. It is used to describe both a person's hurried actions and the imminent arrival of a journey or event.

Derived headwords

أَفَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to hastenboth

    To act with haste or speed.

  2. 2.
    to approachclassical

    To draw near or become imminent, especially referring to a journey or event.

يَأْفِدُverb
  1. 1.
    he hastensboth

    The present tense form indicating the action of hastening.

أَفْدَاءًnoun
  1. 1.
    hasteningclassical

    The act or state of hastening or rushing.

أَفَدٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    hastyclassical

    Describing someone who is hasty or in a hurry.

Parallel reading

أفد الرجل بالكسر يأفد أفداءً، أي عجل
The man hastened (ya'fidu), meaning he hurried.
فهو أفد على فعل، أي مستعجل
And he is 'afadun' (hasty) in his action, meaning hurried.
وأفد الترحل، أي دنا وأزف
And the journey hastened (ya'fidu), meaning it drew near and became imminent.