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ذفف

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of speed and swiftness, often in the context of action or movement. It also extends to meanings related to finishing off something, particularly a wounded person, and can refer to a small amount of water or a fatal poison.

Derived headwords

الذفيفnoun
  1. 1.
    Swiftnessboth

    Refers to being fast or quick, similar to 'al-dhamīl'.

ذفverb
  1. 1.
    to be swiftboth

    To be fast or quick.

خفيفadjective
  1. 1.
    Swiftboth

    Meaning fast or quick.

الذفnoun
  1. 1.
    Finishing offclassical

    The act of finishing off a wounded person.

الذَّفَافnoun
  1. 1.
    Finishing offclassical

    Also refers to the act of finishing off a wounded person.

  2. 2.
    Fatal poisonclassical

    A deadly poison.

  3. 3.
    Little waterclassical

    A small quantity of water.

ذفّفverb
  1. 1.
    to hasten the killingclassical

    To hasten the killing of a wounded person.

تذفيفاnoun
  1. 1.
    Hastening the killingclassical

    The act of hastening the killing of a wounded person.

الذفافnoun
  1. 1.
    Little waterclassical

    A small amount of water.

ذفافةname
  1. 1.
    Dhofafahclassical

    A proper name of a man.

Parallel reading

الذفيف: السريع مثل الذميل
Al-dhfīf: The swift, like al-dhamīl.
وقد ذف يذف بالكسر
And he was swift, he is swift (with kasra).
وخفيف ذفيف، إى سريع
And light (is) swift, meaning fast.
الذف: الاجهاز على الجريح
Al-dhuff: Finishing off a wounded person.
وكذلك الذفاف
And likewise al-dhifāf.
لما رآني أرعشت أطرافي كان مع الشيب من الذفاف
When he saw my limbs trembling, it was among the signs of old age that brought about the final blow.
يروى بالذال والدال جميعا
It is narrated with both Dhāl and Dāl.
ومننه قيل للسم القاتل: ذفاف
And from this, fatal poison is called dhifāf.
وقد ذففت على الجريح تذفيفا، إذا أسرعت قتله
And you hastened the killing of the wounded person, if you hastened his death.
والذفاف أيضا: الماء القليل
And al-dhifāf also: a small amount of water.
يقولون لما جشت البئر أوردوا وليس بها أدنى ذفاف لوارد
They say when the well surged, they brought water, and there was not in it the least bit of water for a drinker.
وذفافة بالضم: اسم رجل
And Dhofafah (with dammah): a man's name.