خلف

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of snatching, seizing, or taking something quickly and often illicitly. It extends to related ideas like swiftness, error, and specific objects or creatures associated with this rapid action.

Derived headwords

خَطَفَverb

1.
to snatchboth
To seize or take something suddenly and quickly, often by force or stealth.
2.
to steal (hearing)classical
Specifically used for the act of eavesdropping or stealing information by listening.

خَطْفًاnoun

1.
snatchingboth
The act of snatching or seizing quickly.

اخْتَطَفَverb

1.
to snatch awayboth
To seize and take away something rapidly, often implying a complete removal.

تَخَطَّفَverb

1.
to snatch repeatedlyboth
To snatch or seize something multiple times or in a scattered manner.

خَطَّفَverb

1.
to snatch (intensified)classical
An intensified form of 'to snatch', implying a more forceful or complete action.

الخُطَّافnoun

1.
a birdboth
a bird
2.
a curved iron piece that is on both sides of the pulley, in which is the axleboth
a curved iron piece that is on both sides of the pulley, in which is the axle
3.
the devil who snatches hearing, stealing itboth
the devil who snatches hearing, stealing it

خَطَّاطِيفnoun

1.
hooksboth
Plural of 'khuttaf', referring to hooked objects.
2.
talonsboth
The hooked claws of predatory animals like lions.

خَاطِفُ ظِلِّهِnoun

1.
a type of birdclassical
A bird, identified as the 'rafraf', that is said to chase its own shadow in water.

الخَاطِفnoun

1.
wolfclassical
A predatory animal, the wolf.

خَاطِفadjective

1.
snatching the light of the eyesboth
snatching the light of the eyes

أَخْطَفَverb

1.
to miss (a target)both
To fail to hit or strike a target, to miss the mark.

إخْطَافُ الحَشَاnoun

1.
inward folding of the bellyclassical
The condition of the belly being drawn inwards, often associated with a lean or fit horse.

مُخْطَفُ الحَشَاadjective

1.
lean-belliedclassical
Describing a horse whose belly is drawn in behind the girth, indicating leanness.

الخَطِيفَةnoun

1.
a dish of flour and milkclassical
A food made by sprinkling flour over milk and then cooking it.

جَمَلٌ خَطِيفadjective

1.
swift-moving camelclassical
A camel that moves with great speed, as if snatching its neck forward.

الخَطْفَىnoun

1.
swiftnessclassical
The quality of being swift or quick in movement.
2.
a nicknameclassical
A nickname for a person, specifically 'Auf', the grandfather of the poet Jarir.

Parallel reading

الخطف: الاستلاب.

Al-khatf: The snatching.

وقد خطفه بالكسر يخطفه خطفا وهي اللغة الجيدة.

And he snatched it with a kasra, he snatches it, a snatching, and this is the good pronunciation.

وقد قرأبها يونس في قوله تعالى: (يخطف أبصارهم).

And Yunus recited it in the Almighty's saying: (it snatches their sight).

واختطفه وتخطفه بمعنى.

And 'ikhtatafahu' and 'takhattafahu' mean the same.

وقرأ الحسن: (إلا من خطف الخطفة) بالتشديد، يريد اختطف، فأدغم على ما نفسره في باب اللام في (قتل).

And Al-Hasan recited: (except one who snatches a snatch) with a shadda, meaning 'ikhtatafa', and he assimilated it as we explain in the chapter of Lam in (qatala).

والخطاف: طائر.

And Al-Khattaf: a bird.

والخطاف: حديدة حجناء تكون في جانبي البكرة فيها المحور.

And Al-Khattaf: a curved iron piece that is on the sides of the pulley where the axle is.

وكل حديدة حجنا خطاف.

And every curved iron piece is a khattaf.

ومخاليب السباع: خطاطيفها.

And the talons of beasts of prey: their hooks.

إذا علقت قرنا خطاطيف كفه رأى الموت بالعينين أسود أحمرا

When the hooks of its palm cling to a horn, it sees death with its eyes, black and red.

والخطاف بالفتح الذى في الحديث هو الشيطان يخطف السمع، يسترقه.

And Al-Khattaf with a fatha, which is in the hadith, is the devil snatching the hearing, stealing it.

وخاطف ظله: طائر: قال الكميت بن زيد:

And Khatif Dhillihi: a bird: Qam'it bin Zayd said:

وريطة فتيان كخاطف ظله

And a company of youths like Khatif Dhillihi

هو طائر يقال له الرفراف، إذا رأى ظله في الماء أقبل إليه ليخطفه.

It is a bird called Ar-Rafraf, if it sees its shadow in the water, it approaches it to snatch it.

والخاطف: الذئب.

And Al-Khatif: the wolf.

وبرق خاطف لنور الأبصار.

And flashing lightning that dazzles the sight.

ورمى الرمية فأخطفها، أي أخطأها.

And he threw the throw and missed it, meaning he erred from it.

إذا أصاب صيده أو أخطفا

If he hit his prey or missed it

وإخطاف الحشا: انطواؤه.

And Ikhtaf Al-Hasha: its inward folding.

يقال: فرس مخطف الحشاء، بضم الميم وفتح الطاء، إذا كان لاحق ما خلف المحزم من بطنه.

It is said: a horse 'mukhtaf Al-Hasha', with a damma on the mim and a fatha on the ta, if its belly is drawn in behind the girth.

والخطيفة: دقيق يذر على اللبن ثم يطبخ فيلعق.

And Al-Khatifa: flour sprinkled on milk then cooked and licked.

وجمل خطيف، أي سريع المر، كانه يختطف في مشيه عنقه، أي يجتذب.

And a khatif camel, meaning swift in gait, as if it snatches its neck in its stride, meaning it pulls.

وتلك السرعة هي الخطفى بالتحريك.

And that swiftness is Al-Khatfa with a haraka.

والخطفى أيضا: لقب عوف، وهو جد جرير ابن عطية بن عوف الشاعر.

And Al-Khatfa also: the nickname of Auf, who is the grandfather of Jarir bin Atiyyah bin Auf the poet.

سمى بذلك لقوله: وعنقا بعد الكلال خيطفى

He was named that because of his saying: And a neck after weariness, swift-moving.