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زفد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of filling or providing abundantly, particularly with food or grain. It also touches upon the idea of a swift or rapid movement, possibly in the context of a horse.

Derived headwords

زَفَدَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to fill itclassical

    To fill something, especially a container or a place.

زَفَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to give abundantlyclassical

    To give something in abundance, particularly to an animal like a horse.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وفي نوادر الأعراب: إذا ملأه
And in the Rarities of the Arabs: if it filled it.
كذلك زكته
Likewise, it made it grow/increase.
وزفد فلان فرسه شعيرا أكثر عليه
And so-and-so gave his horse barley abundantly.
كذا في نوادر الأعراب، أيضا
This is as stated in the Rarities of the Arabs, also.