← Back to Al-Sihah

ضفط

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes weakness of opinion and intellect, often associated with foolishness or ignorance. It can also refer to a large group of people or a type of musical instrument.

Derived headwords

ضَفِيطadjective
  1. 1.
    weak-mindedclassical

    Describing a man who is weak in opinion and intellect.

ضَفَاطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    foolishnessclassical

    A state of foolishness, playfulness, and ignorance, related to weakness of opinion.

  2. 2.
    tambourineclassical

    A type of musical instrument, specifically a tambourine.

ضَفَاطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tambourineclassical

    A type of musical instrument, specifically a tambourine.

ضَفْطnoun
  1. 1.
    weakness of opinionclassical

    A state of weakness in opinion and intellect.

ضَفَاطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    large groupclassical

    A large gathering or company of people.

Parallel reading

رجل ضفيط بين الضفاطة، أي ضعيف الرأي والعقل
A weak-minded man, characterized by foolishness, meaning weak in opinion and intellect.
وقد ضفط بالضم
And he was weak-minded (with damma).
إن في ضفطة وهذه إحدى ضفطاتى
Indeed, in this weakness of opinion is one of my weaknesses.
وشهد ابن سيرين نكاحا فقال: " أين ضفاطتكن؟ "
And Ibn Sirin witnessed a wedding and said: 'Where are your tambourines?'
يعني الدف
Meaning the tambourine.
وإنما نراه سماه ضفاطة لهذا المعنى، أي إنه لهو ولعب، وهو راجع إلى ضعف الرأي والجهل
And we only see him naming it 'difata' for this meaning, meaning it is amusement and play, which refers back to weakness of opinion and ignorance.
وأما الضفاطة بالتشديد فشبيهة بالرجالة، وهى الرفقة العظيمة
As for 'difata' (with shadda), it is similar to 'rijala' (men), and it means a large company.