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تفر

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses various types of young, tender, or small plants, often those that are difficult for grazing animals to reach. It also extends to describe a specific facial feature, a man's uncleanliness, and the emergence of new growth on plants.

Derived headwords

التَّفْرَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    indentationclassical

    An indentation in the center of the upper lip of a human.

  2. 2.
    young plantboth

    A young, tender plant, especially one that has just begun to grow from any tree.

  3. 3.
    tender greeneryboth

    The tender greenery that grows under a tree, or any plant with leaves. It refers to what livestock, especially sheep and young animals, acquire as sweet green fodder, which is less substantial than what camels eat.

  4. 4.
    inaccessible fodderclassical

    Young plants that are too small for a grazing animal to reach or grasp.

التَّفْرَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    plantclassical

    A type of plant, possibly related to the Qarnawah and Makrihah plants.

التَّفْرَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    young growthboth

    The initial stage of plant growth from any tree.

التَّفْرَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    leafy plantclassical

    Any plant that has leaves.

التَّفْرَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    sweet green fodderboth

    What livestock acquire as sweet green fodder, mostly grazed by sheep and young animals, and is less than the share of camels.

التَّفْرَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    undergrowthclassical

    What grows beneath a tree.

التَّفْرَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    small plantsclassical

    Small plants that are difficult for grazing animals to reach due to their size.

التَّافِرُadjective
  1. 1.
    dirty manclassical

    A man who is dirty or unkempt.

التَّفْرُadjective
  1. 1.
    dirtyclassical

    Dirty or unkempt, similar to التافر.

النُّفْرَانُadjective
  1. 1.
    dirtyclassical

    Dirty or unkempt, similar to التافر.

أتْفَرَverb
  1. 1.
    nose hair grewclassical

    When a man's nose hair grows out to the indentation of his upper lip, considered a defect.

  2. 2.
    sproutedclassical

    When new growth emerges on a Talh tree.

مُتَفِرَّةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    abundant small plantsboth

    Land that has an abundance of small, young plants, which were eaten while still small.

Parallel reading

التفرة، بالكسر، وبالضم، وككلمة، وتؤدة
Al-tafirah, with kasrah, with dammah, like Kalimah, and Tu'dah.
وهي النقرة في وسط الشفة العليا من الإنسان
It is the indentation in the middle of the upper lip of a human.
التفرة: ما ابتدأ من النبات، يكون من جميع الشجر
Al-tafirah: what begins of the plant, it can be from all trees.
وهي من الجنبة، وهو أحب المرعى إلى المال إذا عدمت البقل
And it is from the shrubbery, and it is the most beloved pasture for livestock when grass is absent.
كل ما اكتسبته الماشية من حلاوات الخضر، وأكثر ما يرعاه الضأن وصغار الماشية، وهي أقل من حظ الإبل
All that livestock acquire of the sweetness of greenery, and most of it is grazed by sheep and young livestock, and it is less than the share of camels.
لها تفرات تحتها وقصارها إلى مشرة لم تتلق بالمحاجن
It has young plants beneath it, and its short ones reach towards a Mashrah, not reaching the thorny bushes.
لا تعتلق بالمحاجن
It does not get caught on the thorny bushes.
ما لا تستمكن منه الراعية لصغره
What the grazing animal cannot grasp due to its smallness.
التافر: الرجل الوسخ، كالتفر والنفران
Al-Tafir: the dirty man, like Al-Tafr and Al-Nufran.
أتفر الرجل، إذا خرج شعر أنفه إلى تفرته، وهو عيب
The man's nose hair grew out to his tafirah, which is a defect.
أتفر الطلح، إذا طلع فيه نشأته
The Talh tree sprouted, when its new growth emerged.
أرض متفرة: فيها كلأ صغير
A land with abundant small plants: it has small fodder.