وفد

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of arriving, coming, or being sent as a delegate or envoy to a ruler or authority. It extends to related ideas of approaching, appearing, and the act of sending someone on a mission. Metaphorically, it can refer to things that stand out or rise up.

Derived headwords

وَفَدَverb

1.
to arrive as a delegateboth
To come as a representative or envoy, especially to a king or ruler.
2.
to come, to arriveboth
A general term for arriving or coming, particularly in a formal or official capacity.

يَفِدُverb

1.
to arrive as a delegateboth
The present tense form of arriving as a delegate or envoy.
2.
to come, to arriveboth
The present tense form of general arrival, especially in a formal capacity.

وَفْدًاnoun

1.
arrival as a delegateboth
The act or state of arriving as a delegate or envoy.

وُفُودًاnoun

1.
arrival as a delegateboth
The act or state of arriving as a delegate or envoy.

وِفَادَةnoun

1.
arrival as a delegateboth
The act or state of arriving as a delegate or envoy.
2.
coming, arrivingclassical
The act of coming or arriving, especially to a king or prince.

إِفَادَةnoun

1.
arrival as a delegateclassical
The act of arriving as a delegate, used here as a substitute for 'وفادة'.

وَافِدadjective

1.
delegate, envoyboth
One who arrives as a representative or envoy, especially to a ruler.
2.
arrivingboth
One who is coming or arriving.
3.
leading camelclassical
The camel that leads a group in speed and arrival.
4.
prominent part of cheekclassical
The raised or prominent part of the cheek, especially when chewing.

أَوْفَدَهُverb

1.
to send as a delegateboth
To send someone as a delegate or envoy to another person or place.
2.
to dispatchboth
To send someone on a mission or errand.

وُفُودnoun

1.
delegates, envoysboth
A group of delegates or envoys arriving together.
2.
arrivalboth
The act of arriving, especially in a group.

وَفْدnoun

1.
delegation, group of envoysboth
A group of people sent as delegates or envoys; a delegation.
2.
delegationboth
A collective noun for delegates, similar to 'وفود'.
3.
summit of a sand duneclassical
The prominent or high point of a sand dune.

أَوْفَادnoun

1.
delegates, envoysclassical
A plural of 'واfد', referring to delegates or envoys.

وَفَّادnoun

1.
delegates, envoysclassical
A plural of 'واfد', referring to delegates or envoys.

وَافِدnoun

1.
leading camelclassical
A camel that is ahead of others in speed and arrival.
2.
bird that flies aheadclassical
A bird, especially a sandgrouse, that flies in front of the flock.
3.
prominent part of cheekclassical
The raised part of the cheek during chewing.

الإِيفَادnoun

1.
sending as a delegateboth
The act of sending someone as a delegate or envoy.
2.
dispatchingboth
The act of sending someone on a mission.
3.
looking out, overlookingclassical
The act of looking out over or being in a position to overlook something.
4.
raising the headclassical
The action of an animal, like a gazelle, raising its head and perking up its ears.
5.
speeding upclassical
The act of moving quickly or accelerating.
6.
rising, elevationclassical
The act of something becoming higher or being raised.

مُوفَدadjective

1.
overlookingclassical
Something that overlooks or is in a high position.
2.
raisedclassical
Something that is elevated or raised up, like a camel's hump.

التَّوْفُّدnoun

1.
overlookingclassical
The act of overlooking or appearing high.
2.
speeding upclassical
The act of moving quickly or racing.

مُسْتَوْفِدadjective

1.
sitting uprightclassical
Sitting in an erect, non-slumped posture.
2.
elevatedclassical
Raised up or standing tall.

بَنُو وَفْدَانname

1.
Wafdan tribeclassical
A tribe or clan named Wafdan.

الأَوْفَادnoun

1.
people on a journeyclassical
People who are on a journey or traveling.
2.
a group of peopleclassical
A group of people, possibly referring to a specific Arab group.

تَوَافَدَverb

1.
to arrive in groupsboth
To arrive successively or in groups, especially as delegates.

مُوفَدnoun

1.
raised placeclassical
A raised or elevated place, like a high point on a camel's back.

تَوَفَّدَتverb

1.
to race, to vieclassical
Camels or birds racing or competing with each other.
2.
to overlookclassical
Wild goats appearing to overlook or survey from a height.

Parallel reading

وفد إليه وعليه يفد وفدا، بفتح فسكون، ووفودا، بالضم، ووفادة، بالكسر، وإفادة، على البدل: قدم

He arrived to him and upon him, arriving as a delegate, with the masdar 'wafdan' (fatha-sukoon), 'wufoodan' (damma), 'wifadatan' (kasra), and 'ifadatan' (by substitution): meaning 'to come'.

فهو وافد

He is a delegate.

وفد فلان على الأمير، أي ورد رسولا

So-and-so came to the prince, meaning he arrived as a messenger.

وأوفده عليه

And he sent him as a delegate to him.

وأوفدته أنا إلى الأمير: أرسلته

And I sent him as a delegate to the prince: meaning I dispatched him.

فهم وفود

So they are delegates.

ووفد، هو اسم للجمع

And 'wafd', it is a noun for the collective.

والوافد هو السابق من الإبل

And 'al-wafid' is the leading camel.

والوافدان في قول الأعشى: رأت رجلا غائب الوافدين مختلف الخلق أعشى ضريرا

And 'al-wafidan' in the saying of Al-A'sha: She saw a man with prominent cheeks, of varied form, blind and dim-sighted.

من شاب غاب وافداه

From one whose youth has passed, his cheeks have become prominent.

والإيفاد الإشراف على الشيء

And 'al-ifad' is overlooking something.

ترى العلا في عليها موفدا كأن برجا فوقها مشيدا

You see high status upon it, overlooking, as if a tower is built upon it.

والوفد: ذروة الحبل من الرمل المشرف

And 'al-wafd': the summit of the sand dune that overlooks.

المستوفد: المستوفز

Al-mustawfid: Al-mustawfiz (sitting upright).

فهم على أوفاد، أي على سفر

So they are on a journey, meaning on a trip.

الحاج وفد الله

The pilgrims are the delegation of God.

وركب موفد: مرتفع

And a 'mufad' mount: elevated.

توفدت الإبل والطير: تسابقت

The camels and birds 'tawaffadat': they raced.

يوم نحشر المتقين إلى الرحمان وفدا

The Day We shall gather the righteous to the Most Merciful as delegates (riding).