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زعف

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of swift, sudden, and deadly action, often associated with killing or a rapid, overwhelming force. It also extends to describe something short or peripheral, like the extremities of an animal hide.

Derived headwords

زَعَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to kill instantlyboth

    To kill someone on the spot, without delay.

زَعْفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    instant killingboth

    The act of killing someone instantly or on the spot.

أَزْعَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to kill swiftlyboth

    To kill someone quickly and suddenly.

زُعَافnoun
  1. 1.
    deadly poisonboth

    A swift and deadly poison.

  2. 2.
    swift deathboth

    A rapid and sudden death.

ذُؤَافnoun
  1. 1.
    deadly poison (variant)classical

    A variant spelling or pronunciation of 'zu'af', referring to a swift and deadly poison.

  2. 2.
    swift death (variant)classical

    A variant spelling or pronunciation of 'zu'af', referring to a rapid and sudden death.

زُعْنُفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    short personclassical

    A short person.

  2. 2.
    extremity of hideclassical

    The extremities or edges of a piece of tanned leather.

  3. 3.
    extremities of animal legsclassical

    The extremities or lower parts of an animal's legs.

زَعَانِفnoun
  1. 1.
    extremities of hideclassical

    Plural of 'zu'nufah', referring to the extremities or edges of a piece of tanned leather.

  2. 2.
    extremities of animal legsclassical

    Plural of 'zu'nufah', referring to the extremities or lower parts of an animal's legs.

Parallel reading

زعفه زعفا أي قتله مكانه
Za'afahu za'fan, meaning he killed him on the spot.
كذلك أزعفه إذا قتله قتلا سريعا
Likewise, az'afahu, if he killed him a swift killing.
وسم زعاف
And poison zu'af.
وموت زعاف
And death zu'af.
وذؤاف أيضا بالهمز مثل زعاف
And dhu'af, also with hamza, like zu'af.
والزعنفة بالكسر القصير
And az-zu'nufah, with kasra, is the short one.
وأصل الزعانف أطراف الأديم وأكارعه
And the origin of az-za'anaf is the extremities of the hide and its lower parts.
فما زال يفري البيد حتى كأنما قوائمه في جانبيه الزعانف
So he kept traversing the desert until his legs were like the extremities (za'anaf) on his sides.
أي كأنها معلقة لا تمس الأرض من سرعته
Meaning as if they were suspended, not touching the ground due to his speed.