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زعف

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to softness, flexibility, and expansion, particularly in the context of armor. It also extends to meanings of exaggeration in speech and excessive desire or greed.

Derived headwords

الزِّغْفَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    soft armorclassical

    A flexible or soft type of armor. It can be pronounced with either a vowel or a sukun on the 'ghayn'.

  2. 2.
    wide armorclassical

    According to Al-Asma'i, it refers to armor that is wide or spacious.

زَغَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to exaggerateclassical

    To add to or exaggerate in one's speech.

مُزَغِّفٌadjective
  1. 1.
    greedyclassical

    A person who is excessively desirous, greedy, or covetous.

زَغْفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    soft armor (plural)classical

    Plural form of 'zighfah', referring to soft armor.

زُغُفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    soft armor (plural)classical

    Another plural form of 'zighfah', also referring to soft armor.

Parallel reading

الزغفة تسكن وتحرك، وهى الدرع اللينة.
The zighfah, whether pronounced with a sukun or a vowel on the 'ghayn', is the soft armor.
وقال الشيباني: هي الواسعة، والجمع زغف وزغف.
And Al-Shaybani said: it is the wide one, and the plural is zaghf and zughuf.
قال الاصمعي: يقال زغف في حديثه، أي زاد.
Al-Asma'i said: it is said 'zaghafa' in his speech, meaning he exaggerated.
ورجل مزغف: نهم رغيب.
And a man is mazghaf: greedy and desirous.