قذف

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

The root قذف (q-dh-f) primarily relates to the concept of throwing, casting, or projecting. This extends to meanings of remoteness, high places, and even rapid movement or speech. It can also denote accusation or vomiting.

Derived headwords

قَذْفnoun

1.
the balconiesboth
the balconies
2.
to throw with stones: to throw themboth
to throw with stones: to throw them
3.
the man: vomitedboth
the man: vomited
4.
the chaste woman: he accused herboth
the chaste woman: he accused her

قَذَفَةnoun

1.
one instance of throwingboth
one instance of throwing

قَذَفَاتnoun

1.
high placesclassical
Plural of قذفة, referring to high, prominent places like cliffs or mountain summits.

مُنِيفًا تَزِلُّ الطَّيْرُ عَنْ قَذَفَاتِهِother

1.
high placesclassical
A poetic description of high, inaccessible places from which birds might slip.

قَذَّافnoun

1.
high placeclassical
A high place, similar to قذف, often used in the context of a mosque.
2.
fast paceclassical
Speed of travel or movement.

مَقْذُوفadjective

1.
fleshyclassical
A person who is very fleshy or corpulent, as if 'thrown' with flesh.

حَاذِفnoun

1.
thrower with a stickclassical
One who throws or strikes with a stick.

قَاذِفnoun

1.
thrower of stonesclassical
One who throws stones.

قَذَفَverb

1.
the balconiesboth
the balconies
2.
to throw with stones: to throw themboth
to throw with stones: to throw them
3.
the man: vomitedboth
the man: vomited
4.
the chaste woman: he accused herboth
the chaste woman: he accused her

تَقَاذَفَverb

1.
to throw at each otherboth
To throw things at one another, or to engage in mutual accusation.

قَذُوفadjective

1.
remoteclassical
A place that is remote or far away, described as 'طروح' (taruh), meaning cast off or distant.

قَذِيفadjective

1.
remoteclassical
A dwelling or place that is remote or far away.

قَذِيفَةnoun

1.
projectileboth
Something that is thrown or projected, like a missile or stone.

مُتَقَاذِفadjective

1.
fast-movingclassical
A horse that runs with great speed.

Parallel reading

وفلاة قذف وقذف أيضا، مثل صدف وصدف، وطنف وطنف: بعيدة تقاذف بمن يسلكها.

And a desert, qadhf and qadhf also, like sadif and sadif, and tanf and tanf: distant, tossing about those who traverse it.

والقذفة: واحدة القذف والقذفات، مثل غرفة وغرف وغرفات، وهى الشرف.

And al-qadhfah: the singular of al-qadhf and al-qadhfāt, like ghurfah and ghuraf and ghurafāt, and it is the high place.

وكذلك ما أشرف من رءوس الجبال.

And likewise what overlooks from the heads of mountains.

منيفا تزل الطير عن قذفاته يظل الضباب فوقه قد تعصرا

Towering high, from its lofty places birds slip, and mist hovers above, having condensed.

وفى الحديث أن ابن عمر رضى الله عنهما كان لا يصلى في مسجد فيه قذاف.

And in the hadith, Ibn Umar, may God be pleased with them both, did not pray in a mosque that had qadhāf.

قال الاصمعي: إنما هو قذف، وهى الشرف، الواحدة قذفة.

Al-Asma'i said: It is only qadhf, and it is the high place, the singular of which is qadhfah.

ورجل مقذف، أي كثير اللحم، كأنه قذف باللحم قذفا.

And a man maqdhūf, meaning fleshy, as if he were thrown with flesh.

والقذف بالحجارة: الرمي بها.

And al-qadhf with stones: throwing them.

يقال: هم بين حاذف وقاذف.

It is said: They are between a hādhif and a qādhif.

فالحاذف بالعصا، والقاذف بالحجارة.

So the hādhif is with a stick, and the qādhif is with stones.

وقذف الرجل، أي قاء.

And qadhf al-rajul, meaning he vomited.

وقذف المحصنة، أي رماها.

And qadhf al-muhṣanah, meaning he accused her.

والتقاذف: الترامي.

And al-taqādhuf: throwing at each other.

والقذاف: سرعة السير.

And al-qadhāf: speed of travel.

وفرس متقاذف: سريع العدو.

And a mutaqādhif horse: fast-running.

وبلدة قذوف، أي طروح، لبعدها.

And a qadhūf land, meaning remote, due to its distance.

ومنزل قذف وقذيف، أي بعيد.

And a qadhf and qadhīf dwelling, meaning distant.

والقذيفة: شئ يرمى به.

And al-qadhīfah: something that is thrown.

قذيفة شيطان رجيم رمى بها فصارت ضواة في لهازم ضرزم

A projectile of a cursed devil was thrown with it, and it became a target in the jaws of a fierce beast.