دفق

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

The root دفق (d-f-q) primarily relates to the forceful pouring or gushing of liquids. It extends to concepts of speed, abundance, and suddenness, often applied to movement, water, and even collective arrival.

Derived headwords

دَفَقَverb

1.
the water: he poured itboth
the water: he poured it
2.
and its verb form is 'naṣara'both
and its verb form is 'naṣara'

أَدْفَقُverb

1.
to pourboth
The first-person singular imperfect form of دَفَقَ, meaning 'I pour'.

دَفْقًاnoun

1.
pouringboth
The verbal noun (masdar) of دَفَقَ, signifying the act of pouring.

ماءٌ دَافِقٌadjective

1.
gushing waterboth
Water that is poured out or gushing forth.

مَدْفُوقٌadjective

1.
poured outboth
Passive participle of دَفَقَ, meaning something that has been poured out.

سِرٌّ كَاتِمٌadjective

1.
hidden secretclassical
A secret that is kept hidden, analogous to water being poured out.

دَفَقَ اللهُ رُوحَهُverb phrase

1.
may God take his soulclassical
An imprecation meaning 'May God cause his soul to pour out', i.e., die.

دَفَقَتْ كَفَّاهُ النَّدَىverb phrase

1.
his palms poured forth dewclassical
His palms were generous and gave much, like pouring out dew abundantly.

الانْدِفَاقُnoun

1.
gushingboth
The verbal noun of انفَدَقَ, meaning the act of gushing or pouring out.

التَّدَفُّقُnoun

1.
pouring outboth
The verbal noun of تدفق, signifying the act of pouring out or flowing.

سَيْلٌ دَفَّاقٌadjective

1.
gushing torrentboth
A torrent or flood that pours out and fills the valley.

نَاقَةٌ دَفَّاقٌadjective

1.
swift-striding camelclassical
A female camel that moves with great speed and fluidity.

الدَّفْقُnoun

1.
swiftnessclassical
A term for a swift-moving camel.

الدَّفْقَىnoun

1.
speedclassical
The act of moving quickly or running.

مَشَى فُلَانٌ الدَّفْقَىverb phrase

1.
so-and-so walked swiftlyclassical
A phrase indicating that someone walked or ran with great speed.

سَيْرٌ أَدْفَقُadjective

1.
swift journeyclassical
A journey or pace characterized by great speed.

بَعِيرٌ أَدْفَقُadjective

1.
camel with protruding teethclassical
A camel whose teeth protrude outwards, described as being 'between the protruding' (أدفق).

دَفْقَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌnoun phrase

1.
all at onceboth
The act of coming or arriving as a single, unified group or surge.

Parallel reading

دفقت الماء أدفقه دفقا، أي صببته

I poured the water, I pour it, a pouring, meaning I spilled it.

فهو ماء دافق، أي مدفوق

And it is gushing water, meaning poured out.

لأنه من قولك دفق الماء على ما لم يسم فاعله

Because it is from your saying 'the water was poured' where the doer is not named.

ويقال: دفق الله روحه، إذا دعي عليه بالموت

And it is said: 'May God pour out his soul', if one curses him with death.

ودفقت كفاه الندى، أي صبتاه، شدد للكثرة

And his palms poured forth dew, meaning they poured it out, intensified for abundance.

والاندفاق: الانصباب

And al-indifāq: the pouring out.

والتدفق: التصبب

And al-tadaffuq: the pouring out.

وسيل دفاق بالضم: يملأ الوادي

And a dāffāq torrent (with damma): fills the valley.

وناقة دفاق بالكسر، أي متدفقة في السير

And a daffāq camel (with kasra), meaning flowing in its gait.

والدفق، مثال الهجف: السريع من الإبل

And al-dafq, like al-hajaf: the swift one among camels.

ويقال أيضا: مشى فلان الدفقى، إذا أسرع

And it is also said: 'So-and-so walked al-dafqā', if he hastened.

وسير أدفق، أي سريع

And a swift journey, meaning fast.

وبعير أدفق: بين الدفق، إذا كانت أسنانه منتصبة إلى خارج

And a protruding-toothed camel: between the protruding, if its teeth are upright outwards.

ويقال: جاء القوم دفقة واحدة بالضم، إذا جاءوا بمرة واحدة

And it is said: 'The people came dafqatan wāḥidatan (with damma), if they came all at once.'