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غفا

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of sleep, particularly light or brief slumber. It also extends to describe a type of blight affecting date palms and a waste product from grain.

Derived headwords

أَغْفَىverb
  1. 1.
    he sleptboth

    he slept

إِغْفَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    light sleepboth

    The act or state of sleeping lightly or briefly; slumber.

غَفَاverb
  1. 1.
    to sleep lightlyclassical

    To sleep or slumber, especially a light or brief sleep. This form is preferred over 'gawta' (غوت) according to Ibn al-Sikkit.

الغَفَاnoun
  1. 1.
    grain wasteclassical

    That which comes out of grain and is thrown away, similar to darnel or cockleweed.

  2. 2.
    date palm blightclassical

    A blight that affects date palms, appearing as a dust-like substance on unripe dates, preventing their maturation and spoiling their taste.

Parallel reading

أغفيت إغفاء، أي نمت.
I slept a light sleep, meaning I slept.
قال ابن السكيت: ولا تقل غفوت.
Ibn al-Sikkit said: And do not say 'gawta' (غفوت).
والغفا مقصور: ما يخرج من الطعام فيرمى به كالزوان.
And al-ghafa (shortened) is what comes out of food and is thrown away, like darnel.
والغفا أيضا: آفة تصيب النخل، وهو شبه الغبار يقع على البسر فيمنعه من الإدراك والنضج ويمسخ طعمه.
And al-ghafa is also a blight that affects date palms, which is like dust that falls on unripe dates, preventing them from maturing and spoiling their taste.