يفث

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses the name Yafith, son of Noah, and his lineage. It also mentions a place name derived from this name.

Derived headwords

يَافِثname

1.
Yafithboth
The name of Noah's son, considered the father of the Turks and ancestor of Gog and Magog.

يَفِثname

1.
Yafithclassical
An alternative pronunciation of the name Yafith, son of Noah, as a proper noun.

أَيَافِثname

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Ayāfithclassical
A place name in Yemen, possibly derived from Yafith, where each part was treated as a distinct name.

وهو (ابن نوح) على نبينا وعليه الصلاة والسلام

And he is (the son of Noah), peace be upon our Prophet and him.

وهو (أبو الترك)

And he is (the father of the Turks).

ويأجوج ومأجوج

And Gog and Magog.

وهم إخوة بني سام وحام، فيما زعم النسابون

And they are the brothers of the sons of Shem and Ham, according to what the genealogists claim.

وأيافث كأثارب: ع باليمن

And Ayāfith, like Athārib: a place in Yemen.

كأنهم جعلوا كل جزء منه أيفث اسما لا صفة

It is as if they made each part of it 'ayfath' as a name, not a description.

نقله الصاغاني هنا على الصواب

Al-Saghani transmitted this here correctly.

وذكره أيضا في نفث فصحفه

And he also mentioned it in (the entry for) 'nafath', where he made a mistake.