خ د ف

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns swiftness, particularly in walking or movement, and also relates to cutting or snatching things. It extends to meanings of prosperity and abundance, and the act of a ship's crew.

Derived headwords

الخَدَفnoun

1.
swift walkingboth
Refers to the act of walking with speed and short steps.

خَنْدَفَverb

1.
to walk swiftlyclassical
To walk quickly, similar to 'harwala' (trotting).

الخَنْدَفَةnoun

1.
swift walkingclassical
The act of walking swiftly, likened to trotting.
2.
snatchingclassical
The act of snatching or taking something away.

الخَدَفnoun

1.
ship's crewclassical
The people who inhabit or work on a ship.

خَدَفَverb

1.
to live in prosperityboth
To live in a state of ease, abundance, and prosperity.

خَدَفَverb

1.
to throw snowclassical
Used to describe the sky when it throws down snow.

اخْتَدَفَverb

1.
to snatch awayboth
To snatch or take something away suddenly.
2.
to stealclassical
To steal or pilfer something.

اخْتَدَفَverb

1.
to cutclassical
To cut or tear a garment.

الخَدْفnoun

1.
tear in a shirtclassical
A tear or rip in a shirt before it is mended.

خَدْفَةnoun

1.
tear in a shirtclassical
A single tear or rip in a shirt.

الكُسُوفnoun

1.
tear in a shirtclassical
A tear or rip in a shirt, synonymous with 'khadf'.

خَدَفَverb

1.
to cutclassical
To cut something.

Parallel reading

فإن ابن الأعرابي صرح بأن الخندفة مشتق من الخدف، وهو الاختلاس

Ibn al-A'rabi explicitly stated that 'khandafa' is derived from 'khadaf', which means snatching.

قال ابن دريد: الخدف: سرعة المشي وتقارب الخطو، وفي اللسان الخطا.

Ibn Durayd said: 'Al-khadaf' means swift walking and short steps; in Al-Lisān, it means steps.

ومن هنا قال الجوهري في هذا التركيب: الخندفة، كالهرولة

From this, Al-Jawhari said in this context: 'Al-khandafa' is like 'al-harwala' (trotting).

والخدف: سكان السفينة، عن أبي عمر و

And 'al-khadaf' refers to the inhabitants of a ship, according to Abu 'Amr.

وخدف فلان في الخصب، يخدف، خدفا: إذا تنعم، وتوسع.

And so-and-so lived in prosperity, he lives in prosperity, 'khadfan': meaning he lived in ease and abundance.

وخدفت السماء بالثلج: رمت به

And the sky 'khadafat' with snow: meaning it threw snow.

امتعده، وامتشقه، واختدفه، واختواه واختاته، وتخوته، وامتشنه: إذا اختطفه

He snatched it, he pulled it, he snatched it away, he took it, he took it, he pulled it: meaning he snatched it.

اختدفه: اختلسه

'Ikhtadafahu': meaning he stole it.

واختدف الثوب: قطعه، كخدف يخدفه خدفا

And he 'ikhtadafa' the garment: meaning he cut it, like 'khadafa' he cuts it, 'khadfan'.

والخدف، كعنب: خرق القميص قبل أن يؤلف، واحدتها خدفة بالكسر

And 'al-khadaf', like 'inab': a tear in a shirt before it is mended, its singular is 'khadafah' with a kasra.

وهي الكسف أيضا، قاله أبو عمر و

And it is also 'al-kusuf', according to Abu 'Amr.

خدفت الشيء: قطعته

'Khadhaf-tu' the thing: meaning I cut it.