طفء

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the extinguishing of fire, light, or heat. It extends metaphorically to the calming of conflict or the abatement of intense situations. Derived terms also refer to specific days and metaphorical descriptions of dangerous or overwhelming events.

Derived headwords

طُفِئَverb

1.
fire extinguishedboth
The flame of the fire went out.

تُطْفَأُverb

1.
is extinguishedboth
The flame of the fire goes out (passive voice).

طُفُوءًاnoun

1.
extinguishingclassical
The going out of its flame.

أَطْفَأَverb

1.
extinguishedboth
He extinguished it (e.g., fire, war).

أَطْفَأَهَاverb

1.
He extinguished itboth
He extinguished it (referring to fire or war).

أطفأها الله — Allah extinguished it.

مُطْفِئُnoun

1.
extinguisher of embersclassical
A day of the 'old women' (a period of cold weather), specifically the fifth day.

مُطْفِئِnoun

1.
extinguisher of embersclassical
A day of the 'old women' (a period of cold weather), specifically the fifth day.

مُطْفِئَةُnoun

1.
calamityclassical
A calamity or disaster, metaphorically described as extinguishing the heat of what preceded it.

مُطْفِئَةِnoun

1.
calamityclassical
A calamity or disaster, metaphorically described as extinguishing the heat of what preceded it.

مُطْفِئَةٌnoun

1.
calamityclassical
A calamity or disaster, metaphorically described as extinguishing the heat of what preceded it.

مُطْفِئَةَnoun

1.
calamityclassical
A calamity or disaster, metaphorically described as extinguishing the heat of what preceded it.

مُطْفِئَةِ الرِّضْفِnoun

1.
calamityclassical
A calamity, metaphorically described as extinguishing the heat of what preceded it.
2.
emaciated sheepclassical
A very thin sheep; Arabs might say 'He showed them an emaciated sheep' to mean something unexpected or difficult.
3.
snakeclassical
A snake that passes over hot stones, whose venom is said to extinguish the heat of the stones.

مُطْفِئَةٌnoun

1.
calamityclassical
A calamity or disaster, metaphorically described as extinguishing the heat of what preceded it.

مُطْفِئَةًnoun

1.
calamityclassical
A calamity or disaster, metaphorically described as extinguishing the heat of what preceded it.

مُطْفِئَةُ الرِّضْفِnoun

1.
calamityclassical
A calamity, metaphorically described as extinguishing the heat of what preceded it.
2.
emaciated sheepclassical
A very thin sheep; Arabs might say 'He showed them an emaciated sheep' to mean something unexpected or difficult.
3.
snakeclassical
A snake that passes over hot stones, whose venom is said to extinguish the heat of the stones.

مُطْفِئَتُهُnoun

1.
fat that extinguishesclassical
Fat that, when it falls on hot stones (رضف), melts and extinguishes them.

طَافِئَةadjective

1.
extinguishedclassical
Describing fire whose flame has subsided and embers have cooled.

Parallel reading

طفئت النار كسمع

The fire was extinguished, as in 'samea'.

ذهب لهبها

Its flame went out.

كانطفأت

Like it was extinguished.

أطفأ الحرب

He extinguished the war.

كلمآ أوقدوا نارا للحرب أطفأها الله

Whenever they ignited a fire for war, Allah extinguished it.

أي أهمدها حتى تبرد

Meaning He made it cool until it became cold.

وكانت بين آل بني عدي رباذية فأطفأها زياد

And there was a dispute among the Banu Adi, so Ziyad extinguished it.

والنار إذا سكن لهبها وجمرها يقد فهي خامدة، فإذا سكن لهبها وبرد جمرها فهي هامدة

And fire, when its flame subsides and its embers glow, it is khamida (smoldering); but when its flame subsides and its embers cool, it is hamida (dead).

ومطفىء الجمر يوم من أيام العجوز

And Mutfi' al-Jamr is a day of the 'old women' (days of cold weather).

أو رابعها

Or its fourth day.

وبمطفىء الجمر

And by Mutfi' al-Jamr.

ومطفيء الرضف

And Mutfi' al-Ridhaf.

الداهية

The calamity.

أنست التي قبلها فأطفأت حرها

It made the preceding one seem mild, so it extinguished its heat.

شحمة إذا أصابت الرضف ذابت فأخمدته

Fat that, when it hit the hot stones, melted and extinguished them.

مطفئة الرضف: الشاة المهزولة

Mutfi'at al-Ridhaf: the emaciated sheep.

حدس لهم بمطفئة الرضف

He presented them with an emaciated sheep.

حية تمر على الرضف فيطفيء سمها نار الرضف

A snake that passes over hot stones, and its venom extinguishes the heat of the stones.

أجيبوا رقى الآسي النطاسي واحذروا مطفئة الرضف التي لا شوى لها

Respond to the incantations of the skilled healer and beware of the Mutfi'at al-Ridhaf which has no roasting (i.e., is not dangerous in itself but has a dangerous effect).