لفء

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of peeling, scraping, or stripping away something, often flesh from bone or a covering from a surface. It extends to meanings of withholding, reducing, or giving less than what is due, and also includes the idea of turning or diverting something from its course.

Derived headwords

لَفَأَهُverb

1.
to peel/strip fleshboth
To peel or strip flesh or meat away from the bone.
2.
to strikeboth
To strike someone with a stick.
3.
to turn away/divertboth
To turn someone or something away from their intended course or direction.
4.
to backbiteclassical
To slander or backbite someone, metaphorically like peeling them.
5.
to give less than dueclassical
To give someone less than their due right or entitlement.

لفأه بالعصا — he struck him with a stick

لفأه عن وجهه — he diverted him from his intention

لَفْءnoun

1.
peeling/strippingboth
The act of peeling or stripping flesh from bone.

لِفَاءnoun

1.
shortage/deficiencyboth
A deficiency, shortage, or reduction, especially in quantity or completeness.
2.
dust/fine earthclassical
Dust or fine earth.
3.
small amountboth
A small amount of something, or less than what is due.

رضيت من الوفاء باللفاء — I was content with deficiency instead of completeness

لُفِئَverb

1.
to remain/surviveclassical
To remain, to survive, or to be left behind.

أَلْفَأَهُverb

1.
to cause to remainclassical
To cause someone or something to remain or be left behind.

تَلْفَأَهُverb

1.
to peel/stripboth
To peel or strip flesh from bone.

لُفَأَةnoun

1.
piece of fleshboth
A piece of flesh, like a chunk or a piece of meat without bone.

لَفْئَةnoun

1.
piece of fleshboth
A piece of flesh, like a chunk or a piece of meat without bone.

لِفَاءَةnoun

1.
piece of fleshboth
A piece of flesh, like a chunk or a piece of meat without bone.

لُفَأًnoun

1.
pieces of fleshboth
Plural of 'laf'ah', referring to pieces of flesh without bone.

لَفَايَاnoun

1.
pieces of meatboth
Plural of 'lafi'ah', referring to pieces of meat without bone.

Parallel reading

أي العود أو اللحم عن العظم

meaning the stripping or meat from the bone

قشره وكشطه عنه

its peeling and scraping it off

والقطعة منه لفئة نحو الهبرة والوذرة

and a piece of it is a 'laf'ah', like a chunk of meat or a piece of fat

وكل بضعة لا عظم فيها لفئة

and every piece of flesh without bone is a 'laf'ah'

لفأه بالعصا

he struck him with a stick

لفأه: رده وصرفه. عما أراده

to turn him away and divert him from what he intended

لفأت الإبل، أي عدلت بها عن وجهها

the camels were diverted, meaning turned from their course

لفأه: اغتابه

to backbite him

لفأه حقه

to give him his due right

أعطاه حقه كله

he gave him his entire right

أعطا أقل من حقه

he gave less than his right

لفِئَ كفرح: بقي

to remain, as in 'faraha'

ألفأه: أبقاه

to cause him to remain

اللفاء، كسحاب: النقصان

al-Lifa', like 'sahab': deficiency

رضيت من الوفاء باللفاء

I was content with deficiency instead of completeness

اللفاء: التراب

al-Lifa': dust

اللفاء: الشيء القليل، ودون الحق

al-Lifa': a small amount, or less than what is due

ارضي من الوفاء باللفاء، أي بدون الحق

be content with deficiency instead of completeness, meaning without the full right

فما أنا بالضعيف فتزدريني ولا حظى اللفاء ولا الخسيس

So I am not weak that they should scorn me, nor did I get deficiency nor meanness

لفأت الرجل، إذا نقضته حقه وأعطيته دون الوفاء

you have wronged a man, if you have denied him his right and given him less than its full measure

رضي من الوفاء، باللفاء

he was content with deficiency instead of completeness