يفع

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of rising, elevation, and reaching a certain stage of growth or maturity. It is often applied to both geographical features and the physical development of a young person.

Derived headwords

اليَفَاعnoun

1.
high groundboth
That which is elevated from the earth; a high place or elevated terrain.

أَيْفَعَverb

1.
to grow upclassical
To grow up; to reach an elevated stage of development or maturity, particularly referring to a boy.

يَافِعadjective

1.
adolescentboth
A boy who has reached the stage of adolescence or early maturity; growing up.

غُلَامٌ يَافِعnoun

1.
adolescent boyboth
A boy who is in the stage of adolescence or has reached a certain level of growth and maturity.

غُلَامٌ يَفِعnoun

1.
adolescent boyclassical
A boy who is adolescent or has reached the stage of growing up.

يَفِعَةnoun

1.
adolescent girlclassical
A girl who is adolescent or has reached the stage of growing up.

أَيْفَاعnoun

1.
adolescentsclassical
Plural of 'yafi'' (adolescent boy), referring to boys who have reached adolescence.

يَفِعَةnoun

1.
adolescentsclassical
Plural of 'yafiah' (adolescent girl), referring to girls who have reached adolescence.

Parallel reading

ما ارتفع من الأرض.

What is elevated from the earth.

وأيفع الغلام، أي ارتفع،

And the boy grew up, meaning he became elevated (reached maturity),

وهو يافع

and he is adolescent

ولا يقال موفع،

and it is not said 'mufia'' (a non-existent form),

وهو من النوادر.

and it is one of the rare usages.

وغلام يفع

And an adolescent boy

ويفعة

and an adolescent girl

وغلمان أيفاع

And adolescent boys

ويفعة أيضا.

and adolescent girls as well.