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وطف

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root relates to abundance, thickness, and extensiveness. It describes physical attributes like thick hair, and also abstract concepts like a comfortable life or a large, water-laden cloud.

Derived headwords

أَوْطَفَverb
  1. 1.
    a man with long eyelashes/eyebrowsboth

    a man with long eyelashes/eyebrows

وَطِفٌadjective
  1. 1.
    thick (hair)classical

    Describing hair, eyebrows, or eyelashes that are abundant and thick.

وَطْفَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy with waterclassical

    Describing a cloud that is laden with water, appearing relaxed or drooping at its sides due to its heaviness.

أَوْطَفadjective
  1. 1.
    a man with long eyelashes/eyebrowsboth

    a man with long eyelashes/eyebrows

Parallel reading

رجل أوطف بين الوطف، وهو كثرة شعر العين والحاجبين.
A man is 'awtaf' (abundant) with 'al-watf', which is the abundance of hair of the eye and eyebrows.
وسحابة وطفاء بينة الوطف، إذا كانت مسترخية الجوانب، لكثرة مائها.
And a cloud is 'watfaa'' (heavy with water), clearly 'al-watf', if it is relaxed at its sides, due to the abundance of its water.
والعيش الاوطف: الرخى.
And the 'awtaf' life is the easy one.