طفف

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of being small, little, or insufficient. It extends to notions of deficiency, especially in measures, and also includes a place name.

Derived headwords

الطَّفِيفadjective

1.
Little, scantboth
Referring to something that is small in quantity or amount.

طفافnoun

1.
Rim, brimboth
The upper edge or rim of a container, such as a measuring cup or jug.

طفافهnoun

1.
Rim, brimboth
The upper edge or rim of a container, such as a measuring cup or jug.

طَفَّverb

1.
To be scant, to fall shortclassical
To be nearly full but not quite, to fall short of being complete.

طَفَّهُverb

1.
To fill nearlyclassical
To fill a measure or container almost to the brim but not completely.

الطَّفّname

1.
Al-Taffboth
A place name located in the vicinity of Kufa.

الطَّفَّافnoun

1.
What is above the measureclassical
The amount that is above the capacity of a measure or container.

الطَّفَافَةnoun

1.
What is above the measureclassical
The amount that is above the capacity of a measure or container.

طَفَّانadjective

1.
Filled to the brimclassical
Describing a container that is filled up to its capacity, nearly overflowing.

أَطْفَفْتُهُverb

1.
To fill it nearlyclassical
To fill a measure or container almost to the brim but not completely.

التَّطْفِيفnoun

1.
Shortchanging, cheating in measureboth
The act of giving less than the full measure, or not filling a measure completely.

Parallel reading

القليل

The little, the scant.

وطفاف المكوك وطفافه، بالكسر والفتح: ماملا أصباره

And the brim of the measuring cup, whether pronounced with kasr or fath, is what fills its sides.

وكذلك طف المكوك وطففه

And likewise is the measuring cup and its filling.

وهو أن يقرب أن يمتلئ فلا يفعل

It is when it is close to being full but is not.

والطف أيضا: اسم موضع بناحية الكوفة

And Al-Taff is also a place name in the region of Kufa.

والطفاف والطفافة بالضم: ما فوق المكيال

And Al-Taffaf and Al-Taffafa, with damma, is what is above the measure.

وإناء طفان، إذا بلغ الكيل طفافه

And a container is 'taffan' if its filling reaches its brim.

تقول منه: أطففته

You say from it: I filled it nearly.

والتطفيف: نقص المكيال، وهو أن لا تملاه إلى أصباره

And Al-Taffif is the deficiency in the measure, which is not filling it to its sides.