ءفد

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of hastening, rushing, and approaching, often in the context of time or travel. It also encompasses the opposite meaning of slowness or delay, and related terms for time periods and the end of a month or time.

Derived headwords

أَفَدَverb

1.
to hastenboth
To move quickly and with urgency.
2.
to delayclassical
To be slow or tardy, to fall behind.

أَفَدٌadjective

1.
hastyboth
Characterized by haste or eagerness; quick.
2.
slowclassical
Characterized by slowness or delay.

أَفَدَةadjective

1.
hastyclassical
A woman who is hasty or eager.

أَفَدَverb

1.
to approachboth
To draw near or become imminent, especially in reference to time or an event.

اسْتَأْفَدَverb

1.
to approachclassical
To draw near or become imminent.

الأَفَدُnoun

1.
termclassical
A period of time or a limit.
2.
delayclassical
The act of postponing or delaying.

مُؤَفَّدadjective

1.
lateclassical
Occurring at the end of the month or at the end of a period of time.

أُفَيْدname

1.
small groupclassical
A diminutive form referring to an early or preceding group of people, horses, or camels.
2.
place nameclassical
Possibly a place name.

Parallel reading

عجل وأسرع

to hasten and speed up

فهو أفد ككتف، أي مستعجل

and he is 'afad' like 'katif', meaning hasty

أفد الرجل، أي أبطأ

and the man 'afada', meaning he was slow

أسرعوا فقد أفدتم، أي أبطأتم

Hurry, for you have become slow, meaning you have delayed

وكأنه في الأضداد

And it is as if it is among the antonyms

قد أفد ترحلنا: دنا وأزف

Our departure has approached: it has drawn near and become imminent

وفي حديث الأحنف: قد أفد الحج

And in the story of Al-Ahnaf: The pilgrimage has approached

أي دنا وقرب

meaning it has drawn near and become close

فهو أفد، كفرح، أي عجل

and he is 'afad', like 'farah', meaning hasty

امرأة أفدة، أي عجلة

a hasty woman, meaning eager

الأفد، محركة: الأجل والأمد

Al-Afad, with vowel movement: the term and the limit

وبهاء. التأخير

And withهاء: delay

خرج فلان مؤفدا

So-and-so went out late

أي في آخر الشهر، أو في آخر الوقت

meaning at the end of the month, or at the end of the time

دعيت إلى أفيد

I was invited to Afayd