لفف

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of wrapping, folding, or coiling things together. It extends to meanings of gathering, mixing, and abundance, as well as physical attributes like being stout or slow.

Derived headwords

لَفَّverb

1.
he wrapped the thingboth
he wrapped the thing

لففت الشئ لفا ولففته، شدد للمبالغة — I wrapped the thing, with emphasis for exaggeration.

ولفه حقه، أي منعه — And I withheld his right, meaning I prevented him from it.

لَفٌّnoun

1.
he wrapped the thingboth
he wrapped the thing

لففت الشئ لفا ولففته، شدد للمبالغة — I wrapped the thing, with emphasis for exaggeration.

تَلَفَّفَverb

1.
he wrapped himself in his garmentboth
he wrapped himself in his garment

وتلفف في ثوبه والتف بثوبه — And he wrapped himself in his garment and wrapped himself with his garment.

الْتَفَّverb

1.
he wrapped himself with his garmentboth
he wrapped himself with his garment

وتلفف في ثوبه والتف بثوبه — And he wrapped himself in his garment and wrapped himself with his garment.

والتفاف النبت: كثرته — And the coiling/gathering of plants: their abundance.

التِفَافnoun

1.
abundance, densityboth
The state of being abundant or densely packed, especially referring to plants.

والتفاف النبت: كثرته — And the coiling/gathering of plants: their abundance.

مُلْفَفadjective

1.
wrappedboth
Something that is wrapped or folded, especially in a cloth or covering.

والشئ الملفف في البجاد: وطب اللبن — And the thing wrapped in the blanket: the curdled milk.

لِفَافَةnoun

1.
wrapper, bundleboth
Something used for wrapping or that is wrapped, like a bundle or bandage.

واللفافة: ما يلف على الرجل وغيرها، والجمع اللفائف — And the wrapper: what is wrapped around a person or other things, and the plural is 'lifa'if'.

لَفَائِفnoun

1.
wrappers, bundlesboth
Plural of 'lifafa', referring to multiple items that are wrapped or used for wrapping.

والشئ الملفف في البجاد واللفافة: ما يلف على الرجل وغيرها، والجمع اللفائف — And the thing wrapped in the blanket and the wrapper: what is wrapped around a person or other things, and the plural is 'lifa'if'.

لَفٌّ لَفَّهُمْphrase

1.
those who came with themclassical
A colloquial expression meaning those who accompanied them or were associated with them.

وجاءوا ومن لف لفهم، أي ومن عد فيهم وتأشب إليهم — And they came with those who came with them, meaning those counted among them and gathered to them.

لَفِيفnoun

1.
mixed groupboth
A gathering of people from different tribes or backgrounds, a mixed multitude.
2.
mixed foodclassical
Food composed of different ingredients mixed together.

واللفيف: ما اجتمع من الناس من قبائل شتى — And the 'lafīf': what gathered of people from various tribes.

وجاءوا بلفهم ولفيفهم، أي وأخلاطهم — And they came with their people and their mixed groups, meaning their conglomerations.

وجئناكم لفيفا — And we have come to you, mixed together.

وطعام لفيف، إذا كان مخلوطا من جنسين فصاعدا — And mixed food, if it is mixed from two kinds or more.

لَفِيفًاadverb

1.
meaning, gathered, meaning mixedboth
meaning, gathered, meaning mixed

جئنا بكم لفيفا — We have come to you, mixed together.

لَفِيف (صديق)noun

1.
confidant, close associateclassical
A close friend or associate.

وفلان لفيف فلان، أي صديقه — And so-and-so is the confidant of so-and-so, meaning his friend.

لَفِيف (نحو)other

1.
linguistic categoryclassical
A category in Arabic grammar referring to words where two weak letters meet in a triliteral root.

وباب من العربية يقال له اللفيف، لا جتماع الحرفين المعتلين في ثلاثية، نحو ذوي وحيي — And a category of Arabic is called 'al-lafīf', due to the meeting of two weak letters in a triliteral root, like 'dhawī' and 'ḥayyī'.

أَلْفَافnoun

1.
dense vegetationboth
Thickly growing trees or plants whose branches intertwine.

والألفاف: الأشجار يلتف بعضها ببعض — And 'al-alfāf': trees that intertwine with each other.

وجنات ألفافا — And gardens, dense and intertwined.

لَفّnoun

1.
he wrapped the thingboth
he wrapped the thing

واحدها لف بالكسر — Its singular is 'liff' with a kasra.

لَفّ (مجتمعون)noun

1.
a gatheringclassical
A group of people gathered together in one place.

ومننه قولهم: كنا لفا، أي مجتمعين في موضع واحد — And from it is their saying: 'We were a gathering', meaning gathered in one place.

أَلَفّadjective

1.
a number (one thousand)both
a number (one thousand)
2.
the familiar, tame oneboth
the familiar, tame one
3.
plural of alīfboth
plural of alīf
4.
fond of companionshipboth
fond of companionship
5.
he became accustomed to this placeboth
he became accustomed to this place
6.
he made him accustomed to itboth
he made him accustomed to it
7.
I made the place familiarboth
I made the place familiar
8.
he brought the two things togetherboth
he brought the two things together
9.
it is called 'alif'both
it is called 'alif'

ورجل ألف بين اللفف، أي عي بطئ الكلام، إذا تكلم ملا لسانه فمه — And a man 'alaff' among the gatherings, meaning tongue-tied and slow of speech, when he speaks his tongue fills his mouth.

والالف أيضا: الرجال الثقيل البطئ — And 'alaff' also: men who are heavy and slow.

لَفَّاءadjective

1.
the meanest of thingsboth
the meanest of things
2.
everything small and contemptibleboth
everything small and contemptible
3.
from his abundant right with littleboth
from his abundant right with little

وامرأة لفاء: ضخمة الفخذين مكتنزة — And a woman 'laffā': stout-thighed and plump.

لَفَوَانadjective

1.
stout-thighedclassical
Plural adjective describing thighs that are large and stout.

وفخذان لفوان — And stout thighs.

أَلَفَّverb

1.
a number (one thousand)both
a number (one thousand)
2.
the familiar, tame oneboth
the familiar, tame one
3.
plural of alīfboth
plural of alīf
4.
fond of companionshipboth
fond of companionship
5.
he became accustomed to this placeboth
he became accustomed to this place
6.
he made him accustomed to itboth
he made him accustomed to it
7.
I made the place familiarboth
I made the place familiar
8.
he brought the two things togetherboth
he brought the two things together
9.
it is called 'alif'both
it is called 'alif'

ويقال ألف الطائر رأسه تحت جناحيه — And it is said a bird tucks its head under its wings.

تَلْفِيفnoun

1.
dense growthboth
Referring to dense, intertwined growth, such as grass.

وفي أرض بني فلان تلافيف من عشب، أي نبات ملتف — And in the land of Banu Fulan there are dense growths of grass, meaning intertwined vegetation.

أَلَفّ (موضع)adjective

1.
densely populatedclassical
Describing a place that is crowded and has many inhabitants.

قال الأصمعي: الألف: الموضع الملتف الكثير الأهل — Al-Asma'i said: 'Al-alaff': a densely populated place.

Parallel reading

لففت الشئ لفا ولففته، شدد للمبالغة.

I wrapped the thing, and I wrapped it, with emphasis for exaggeration.

ولفه حقه، أي منعه.

And I withheld his right, meaning I prevented him from it.

وتلفف في ثوبه والتف بثوبه.

And he wrapped himself in his garment and wrapped himself with his garment.

والتفاف النبت: كثرته.

And the coiling/gathering of plants: their abundance.

والشئ الملفف في البجاد: وطب اللبن، في قول الشاعر.

And the thing wrapped in the blanket: the curdled milk, according to the poet.

واللفافة: ما يلف على الرجل وغيرها، والجمع اللفائف.

And the wrapper: what is wrapped around a person or other things, and the plural is 'lifa'if'.

وجاءوا ومن لف لفهم، أي ومن عد فيهم وتأشب إليهم.

And they came with those who came with them, meaning those counted among them and gathered to them.

واللفيف: ما اجتمع من الناس من قبائل شتى.

And the 'lafīf': what gathered of people from various tribes.

يقال: جاءوا بلفهم ولفيفهم، أي وأخلاطهم.

It is said: they came with their people and their mixed groups, meaning their conglomerations.

جئنا بكم لفيفا.

We have come to you, mixed together.

وطعام لفيف، إذا كان مخلوطا من جنسين فصاعدا.

And mixed food, if it is mixed from two kinds or more.

وفلان لفيف فلان، أي صديقه.

And so-and-so is the confidant of so-and-so, meaning his friend.

وباب من العربية يقال له اللفيف، لا جتماع الحرفين المعتلين في ثلاثية، نحو ذوي وحيي.

And a category of Arabic is called 'al-lafīf', due to the meeting of two weak letters in a triliteral root, like 'dhawī' and 'ḥayyī'.

والألفاف: الأشجار يلتف بعضها ببعض، ومنه قوله تعالى: {وجنات ألفافا}.

And 'al-alfāf': trees that intertwine with each other, and from it is His saying: 'And gardens, dense and intertwined'.

واحدها لف بالكسر.

Its singular is 'liff' with a kasra.

ومننه قولهم: كنا لفا، أي مجتمعين في موضع واحد.

And from it is their saying: 'We were a gathering', meaning gathered in one place.

ورجل ألف بين اللفف، أي عي بطئ الكلام، إذا تكلم ملا لسانه فمه.

And a man 'alaff' among the gatherings, meaning tongue-tied and slow of speech, when he speaks his tongue fills his mouth.

والالف أيضا: الرجال الثقيل البطئ.

And 'alaff' also: men who are heavy and slow.

وامرأة لفاء: ضخمة الفخذين مكتنزة.

And a woman 'laffā': stout-thighed and plump.

وفخذان لفوان.

And stout thighs.

ويقال ألف الطائر رأسه تحت جناحيه.

And it is said a bird tucks its head under its wings.

وفي أرض بني فلان تلافيف من عشب، أي نبات ملتف.

And in the land of Banu Fulan there are dense growths of grass, meaning intertwined vegetation.

قال الأصمعي: الألف: الموضع الملتف الكثير الأهل.

Al-Asma'i said: 'Al-alaff': a densely populated place.