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ذوف

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the flowing or shedding of liquid, particularly tears. It extends to related concepts like the anatomical location of tears and a weak gait, as well as the idea of exceeding a certain number.

Derived headwords

ذَرَفَverb
  1. 1.
    the tear flowed, and its verb pattern is 'daraba'both

    the tear flowed, and its verb pattern is 'daraba'

يَذْرِفُverb
  1. 1.
    flows, shedsboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to flow' or 'to shed', specifically referring to tears.

ذَرْفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    the tear flowed, and its verb pattern is 'daraba'both

    the tear flowed, and its verb pattern is 'daraba'

ذَرَفَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    also, with an open raboth

    also, with an open ra

المَذَارِفُnoun
  1. 1.
    tear ducts, eyesclassical

    The anatomical parts from which tears flow, often referring to the eyes themselves or the tear ducts.

ذَرَّفَverb
  1. 1.
    the tear flowed, and its verb pattern is 'daraba'both

    the tear flowed, and its verb pattern is 'daraba'

تَذْرِيفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    exceeding, surpassingclassical

    The act of going beyond a specific number or limit, as in exceeding one hundred.

Parallel reading

ذرف الدمع يذرف ذرفاو ذرفانا
Tears flowed, they flow, a flowing, a shedding.
أي سال
Meaning it flowed.
يقال ذرفت عينه
It is said, 'his eye shed tears',
إذا سال منها الدمع
if tears flowed from it.
والمذارف: المدامع
And Al-Madharif: the tear ducts/eyes.
والذرفان: المشي الضعيف
And Adh-Dharaban: the weak gait.
وذرف على المائة تذريفا
And he exceeded one hundred, a surpassing.
أي زاد
Meaning he increased or added.