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ءذ ف

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a place name, possibly a location in ancient Arabia. It is discussed in relation to dialectal variations and geographical descriptions.

Derived headwords

الأذافnoun
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly a variant of 'الأداف', mentioned in relation to a location near Aleppo.

الأدافnoun
  1. 1.
    Penisclassical

    A term for the male organ, mentioned as a dialectal variant.

تأذفverb
  1. 1.
    To be locatedclassical

    A verb form indicating location, used to describe a place named التأذف.

Parallel reading

الأذاف كغراب بالذال المعجمة، أهمله الجوهري، والصاغاني في التكملة، وأورده في العباب، فقال: وقال ابن الأعرابي: هي لغة في الأداف، بالدال المهملة، بمعنى: الذكر.
Al-Adhaf, like ghuraab (with the dotted dh), was neglected by Al-Jawhari and Al-Sagani in Al-Takmila, but he mentioned it in Al-Abab, saying: Ibn Al-A'rabi said: It is a dialectal variant of Al-Adaf (with the undotted d), meaning: the penis.
وتأذف كتضرب: د، على بريد من حلب، وفي العباب: على ثلاثة فراسخ منها بوادي بطنان
And Ta'adhuf, like tadrib, is a place (dal), one barid from Aleppo, and in Al-Abab: three parasangs from it in the valley of Batnan.
ألا رب يوم صالح فد شهدته ... بتأذف ذات التل من فوق طرطرا
Perhaps many a good day have I witnessed... at Ta'adhuf of Dhat al-Tall, above Tartara.