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زرف

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to speed and swiftness, particularly in movement. It also extends to the concept of a wound reopening or festering, and to a collective group of people or animals.

Derived headwords

أَزْرَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to hastenboth

    To move quickly or hasten one's pace.

  2. 2.
    to urge onclassical

    To incite or urge an animal or person to move faster.

زَرْفnoun
  1. 1.
    reopening of a woundclassical

    The reopening or festering of a wound after it had begun to heal.

زَرَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to reopen (wound)classical

    A wound reopening or festering after healing.

زَرْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    groupclassical

    A group or collection of people.

زَرُوفadjective
  1. 1.
    swiftclassical

    Describing a female camel (nāqah) that is fast and swift in its movement.

مِزْرَافadjective
  1. 1.
    swiftclassical

    Describing a female camel (nāqah) that is fast and swift in its movement.

زَرَفَتْverb
  1. 1.
    was swiftclassical

    The past tense form indicating swiftness, used for a female camel.

الزَّرَافَةnoun
  1. 1.
    an animal (giraffe)both

    an animal (giraffe)

الزَّرَافَةnoun
  1. 1.
    an animal (giraffe)both

    an animal (giraffe)

الزَّرَفَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    groupsclassical

    Plural form indicating multiple groups or collections of people.

Parallel reading

أَزْرَفَ في المشي، أي أسرع.
He hastened in his walk, meaning he moved quickly.
وناقة زروف ومزراف، أي سريعة، وقد زرفت.
And a swift and fast female camel, meaning she was quick, and she did move swiftly.
وأزرفتها أنا، أي حثثتها.
And I urged her on, meaning I spurred her on.
يزرفها الإغراء أي زرف.
Encouragement spurs her on, meaning it makes her hasten.
وزرف الجرح بالكسر يزرف زرفا، أي غفر وانتقض بعد البرء.
And the wound, when broken (kasr), festers, meaning it reopened after healing.
والزرافة بالفتح: الجماعة من الناس.
And al-zarāfah (with fatḥah) means a group of people.
وكان القنانى يقوله بتشديد الفاء.
And al-Qinnānī used to pronounce it with a shaddah on the fā'.
والزرفات: الجماعات.
And al-zarafāt means groups.
والزرافة والزرافة بفتح الزاى وضمها مخففة الفاء: دابة يقال له بالفارسية: " اشتر كاوپلنك ".
And al-zarāfah (with fatḥah) and al-zurāfah (with ḍammah) with a lightened fā' is an animal called in Persian: 'ushtur kāw pilank'.