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ءث ف

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the physical support structure for a cooking pot, specifically the stones or metal stand used to hold it over a fire. It also extends to the concept of a base or foundation.

Derived headwords

الأَثْفِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    tripod stoneboth

    A stone or set of stones upon which a cooking pot is placed over a fire. It can also refer to a metal stand with a similar function.

أَثْفِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    tripod stoneboth

    A stone or set of stones upon which a cooking pot is placed over a fire. It can also refer to a metal stand with a similar function.

أَثَافِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    tripod stonesboth

    The plural form of 'athfiyah', referring to multiple stones or supports for a cooking pot.

أَثَافِيnoun
  1. 1.
    tripod stonesboth

    The plural form of 'athfiyah', referring to multiple stones or supports for a cooking pot.

Parallel reading

الأثفية، بالضم ويكسر هكذا ضبطه أبو عبيد بالوجهين: الحجر الذي توضع عليه القدر
The athfiyah, with damma and kasra, as Abu Ubaid recorded it with both variants: the stone upon which the pot is placed.
وما كان من حديد سموه منصبا، ولم يسموه أثفية
And what was made of iron, they called it a stand (manṣab), and they did not call it an athfiyah.
الأثفية ذات وجهين، تكون فعلوية وأفعلولة
The athfiyah has two forms, it can be 'athfiyah' (فعلوية) and 'athfūlah' (أفعلولة).