زفل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of gathering, collecting, and a group of people. It also touches upon the idea of lightness or swiftness.

Derived headwords

الأزفلةnoun

1.
group, gatheringboth
A collective body of people or things. It is used to refer to a group that has come together.

أزفلتهمnoun

1.
their groupclassical
Possessive form of 'azfalah', referring to the specific group belonging to them.

إزفلةnoun

1.
lightness, swiftnessclassical
A state of being light, quick, or agile. This meaning is attributed by Sibawayh.

الأزفلىadjective

1.
lighter, swifterclassical
A comparative or superlative form, similar to 'al-ajfala', implying a greater degree of lightness or swiftness.

الأزفلة: الجماعة

Al-azfalah: the group.

يقال جاءوا بأزفلتهم، أي بجماعتهم

It is said, 'They came with their azfalah,' meaning, with their group.

وقال: إني لأعلم ما قوم بأزفلة جاءوا لاخبر من ليلى بأ كياس جاءوا لأخبر من ليلى

And he said: 'I know well what a group has come to inform me about Layla, what people have come to inform me about Layla.'

فقلت لهم ليلى من الجن أم ليلى من الناس

So I said to them, 'Is Layla from the jinn or is Layla from mankind?'

وقال سيبويه: أخذته إزفلة بكسر الهمز وتشديد اللام، أي خفة

And Sibawayh said: 'I took it with izfalah (with a kasrah on the hamzah and a shaddah on the lam), meaning lightness.'

والأزفلى مثل الأجفلى

And al-azfala is like al-ajfala.