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ذ ف ط

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe acts of expulsion or release, particularly in the context of animal mating or bodily functions. It also extends to a figurative meaning of weakness or feebleness.

Derived headwords

يَذْفِطُverb
  1. 1.
    to mateclassical

    Used to describe the act of a male animal, such as a bird or a goat, mating with a female.

  2. 2.
    to expel contentsclassical

    Describing flies expelling what is in their bellies.

ذَفْطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    matingclassical

    The act of mating, as described for birds and goats.

  2. 2.
    expulsionclassical

    The act of expelling contents, as by flies.

الذَّفُوطadjective
  1. 1.
    weakclassical

    Describing someone as weak or feeble, used as an insult.

Parallel reading

ذفط الطائر ذفطا
The bird mated.
وكذلك التيس يذفط
And likewise the goat mates.
إذا سفد أنثاه
if it mates with its female.
وذفط الذباب: ألقى ما في بطنه
And the fly expels what is in its belly.
والذفوط، كصبور: الضعيف
And 'al-dhafūṭ', like 'ṣabūr': the weak.
إنك لذفوط
Indeed, you are weak.