طفق

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes the commencement or beginning of an action, often implying a continuous or ongoing process. It can also refer to the sounds made by animals, particularly hooves.

Derived headwords

طَفِقَverb

1.
Meaning, he began to do.both
Meaning, he began to do.

طَفِقَverb

1.
Meaning, he began to do.both
Meaning, he began to do.

طَفْقًاnoun

1.
beginningclassical
The act or state of beginning; commencement.

طَفِقَverb

1.
Meaning, he began to do.both
Meaning, he began to do.

طَفُوقًاnoun

1.
beginning (variant)classical
A variant masdar (verbal noun) for the verb meaning to begin.

الطَّقْطَقَةnoun

1.
clattering soundclassical
The sound made by the hooves of animals, similar to the sound of rapid tapping or rattling.

حَبَطْقَطَقَverb

1.
to make a clattering soundclassical
To produce a clattering or rattling sound, often used to imitate the sound of running animals.

Parallel reading

طفق يفعل كذا يطفق طفقا، أي جعل يفعل.

He began to do such-and-such, he begins, a beginning, meaning he started to do.

وطفقا يخصفان عليهما

And they began to fasten upon them.

وطفقا يخصفان عليهما

And they started to cover themselves with leaves.

قال الأخفش: وبعضهم يقول طفق بالفتح يطفق طفوقا.

Al-Akhfash said: And some of them say 'tafiqa' (with fatha) 'yatfaqu' (with damma) 'tafuqan'.

الطقطقة: أصوات حوافر الدواب، مثل الدقدقة

The clattering: sounds of the hooves of animals, like the clattering.

وربما قالوا حبطقطق، كأنهم حكوا به صوت الجرى.

And sometimes they say 'habtaqtaqa', as if they were imitating the sound of running.

جرت الخيل فقالت حبطقطق

The horses ran and they made a clattering sound.