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طفر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of leaping, jumping, or vaulting. It extends to the idea of surpassing or excelling, and also relates to a sudden appearance or occurrence.

Derived headwords

طَفَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to leapboth

    To make a sudden, vigorous jump or bound.

  2. 2.
    to surpassclassical

    To exceed or go beyond in achievement or quality.

طُفُورٌnoun
  1. 1.
    leapingboth

    The act or an instance of leaping or jumping.

  2. 2.
    surpassingclassical

    The act of exceeding or excelling.

الطَّفْرَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    the leap, the jumpboth

    the leap, the jump

Parallel reading

الطفرة: الوثبة.
The leap: the jump.
وقد طفر يطفر طفورا
And he leaped, he leaps, a leaping.