وفى

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of fulfillment, completion, and arrival. It extends to meanings of abundance, sufficiency, and meeting or coming together. It also encompasses the idea of taking one's life or soul, leading to the meaning of death.

Derived headwords

الوفاءnoun

1.
the opposite of treacheryboth
the opposite of treachery

وفى بعهدهverb

1.
Fulfilled his promiseboth
He kept his covenant or promise.

أوفىverb

1.
he fulfilled, with the same meaningboth
he fulfilled, with the same meaning
2.
he overlooked the thing: he looked down upon itboth
he overlooked the thing: he looked down upon it

وفى الشئverb

1.
Was abundantboth
The thing was abundant, plentiful, and complete.

الوفىadjective

1.
the one who fulfillsboth
the one who fulfills

أوفى على الشئverb

1.
Overlookedclassical
To look over or overlook something; to be situated above it.

ميفاءadjective

1.
Overlookingclassical
One that overlooks or rises above; used to describe a place or animal that habitually overlooks something.

أوفاه حقهverb

1.
Gave him his dueboth
He gave him his due or full right.

وفاه حقهverb

1.
Gave him his dueboth
He gave him his due or full right; synonymous with أوفاه حقه.

استوفىverb

1.
he took his full rightboth
he took his full right

توفاهverb

1.
he took it completely, with the same meaningboth
he took it completely, with the same meaning
2.
God took him, meaning He took his soulboth
God took him, meaning He took his soul

توفاه اللهverb

1.
God took his soulboth
God took his soul; caused him to die.

الوفاةnoun

1.
deathboth
death

وافىverb

1.
so-and-so arrived: he cameboth
so-and-so arrived: he came

توافىverb

1.
Came togetherboth
The people came together or assembled; they became complete.

أوفىname

1.
he fulfilled, with the same meaningboth
he fulfilled, with the same meaning
2.
he overlooked the thing: he looked down upon itboth
he overlooked the thing: he looked down upon it

Parallel reading

الوفاء: ضد الغدر.

Fulfillment: the opposite of betrayal.

يقال: وفى بعهده وأوفى بمعنى.

It is said: he fulfilled his promise, and 'awfā' means the same.

ووفى الشئ وفيا، على فعول، أي تم وكثر.

And the thing was abundant, 'wafyan', on the pattern of 'fa'ūl', meaning it was complete and plentiful.

والوفى: الوافى.

And 'al-wafī': the fulfilling one.

وأوفى على الشئ، أي أشرف.

And he 'awfā' upon the thing, meaning he overlooked it.

وعير ميفاء على الإكام، إذا كان من عادته أن يوفى عليها.

And a wild ass that overlooks the hills, if it is his habit to overlook them.

عيران ميفاء على الرزون

Wild asses overlooking the heights

وأوفاه حقه ووفاه بمعنى، أي أعطاه وافيا.

And 'awfāhu' his due and 'waffāhu' mean the same, i.e., he gave him fully.

واستوفى حقه وتوفاه بمعنى.

And 'istawfā' his due and 'tuwaffāhu' mean the same.

وتوفاه الله، أي قبض روحه.

And God 'tuwaffāhu', meaning He took his soul.

والوفاة: الموت.

And 'al-wafāh': death.

ووافى فلان: أتى.

And so-and-so 'wāfā', meaning he arrived.

وتوافى القوم: تتاموا.

And the people 'tawāfaw', meaning they completed each other or assembled.