خ ذ ر ف

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to rapid movement, speed, and scattering. It also encompasses objects that spin or whirl, and by extension, things that are cut into pieces or scattered. Some derived terms refer to specific plants or objects used by children.

Derived headwords

الخَذْرُوفnoun

1.
spinning toyboth
A toy that a child spins with a string, making a whirring sound.
2.
fast runnerboth
A fast runner, used to describe a horse or a person walking quickly.
3.
scattered herdclassical
A herd of camels that has become separated from the main group.
4.
flashing lightningclassical
Bright, flashing lightning seen in a separated part of a cloud.
5.
playthingclassical
A substance, like kneaded clay resembling sugar, that children play with.
6.
scattered piecesboth
Anything scattered or broken into pieces.
7.
tent frame partsclassical
The supporting beams or roof structures of a howdah (a seat on a camel).
8.
millstone partclassical
The wooden piece placed in the upper millstone.

خَذْرَفَverb

1.
to move quicklyboth
To move or run swiftly, often with a kicking motion.
2.
to fillclassical
To fill a container, such as a vessel.
3.
to sharpenclassical
To sharpen a sword.
4.
to cut off limbsclassical
To cut off the limbs of someone with a sword.
5.
to scatter pebblesclassical
Camels scattering pebbles with their hooves.

خَذْرَفَةnoun

1.
rapid movementclassical
The act of moving swiftly or running fast.
2.
piece of clothclassical
A torn or scattered piece of fabric.

مِخْذَرَفَةadjective

1.
sharpenedclassical
Describing a sword that has been sharpened.

تَخْذَرَفَverb

1.
to become tornclassical
Describing a garment that has become torn or ragged.

تَخْذَرَفَهُverb

1.
to be thrownclassical
To be thrown or tossed about, as by dates (nawa).

مُتَّخَذْرِفadjective

1.
good-naturedclassical
A person of good disposition or pleasant character.

الخَذْرَافnoun

1.
spring plantclassical
A type of spring plant that withers in summer, or a type of acidic plant.

خُذَارِيفnoun

1.
scattered piecesboth
Pieces or fragments of something, like the scattered remains of ostrich eggs.
2.
cut piecesclassical
Pieces resulting from being cut, like the head cut into pieces by swords.

خُذَارِيف الهُودَجnoun

1.
howdah roof supportsclassical
The roof beams or supporting structures of a howdah.

الخَرَّارَةnoun

1.
spinning toyclassical
Another name for the 'khadhroof', a toy spun by children.

تَخْذَرْمَتَهُverb

1.
to be thrownclassical
To be thrown or tossed about, similar to 'takhdharfah'.

Parallel reading

الخَذْرُوف، كعصفور: شيء يدوره الصبي بخيط في يديه، فيسمع له دوي

The khadhroof, like 'asfoor': something a boy spins with a string in his hands, making a whirring sound.

درير كخذروف الوليد أمره ... تتابع كفيه بخيط موصل

Flowing like the khadhroof of a child, its movement... the succession of its hands with a connecting string.

وإذا أرى شخصا أمامي خلته ... رجلا فملت كميلة الخذروف

And when I saw a figure before me, I thought it was a man, so I leaned like the spinning khadhroof.

والخذروف: عويد، أو قصبة مشقوفة، يفرض في وسطه، ثم يشد بخيط، فإذا مد دار، وسمعت له حفيفا، يلعب به الصبيان

And the khadhroof: a small stick, or a split reed, pierced in its middle, then tied with a string; when pulled, it spins and makes a rustling sound; children play with it.

والخذروف: السريع في جريه

And the khadhroof: the fast one in its running.

والخذروف: القطيع من الإبل المنقطع عنها

And the khadhroof: a herd of camels separated from the rest.

والبرق اللامع في السحاب المنقطع منه

And the flashing lightning in a separated part of the cloud.

وكل شيء منتشر من شيء فهو خذروف

And everything scattered from something is a khadhroof.

سعى وارتضخن المرو حتى كأنه ... خذاريف من قيض النعام الترائك

It ran and crushed the pebbles until it was like... scattered pieces from the shells of ostriches.

تركت السيوف رأسه خذاريف، أي: قطعا، كل قطعة كالخذروف

The swords left his head in pieces, meaning: cut into parts, each piece like a khadhroof.

خذاريف الهودج: سقائف يربع بها الهودج

Khadharif of the howdah: roof beams that support the howdah.

الخذراف، بالكسر: نبات ربعي، إذا أحس بالصيف يبس

Al-khadhraf, with kasra: a spring plant that dries up when summer arrives.

خذرفت الأتان: أي أسرعت، ورمت بقوائمها

The female donkey khadharfat: meaning she sped up and kicked with her legs.

إذا واضخ التقريب واضخن مثله ... وإن سح سحا خذرفت بالأكارع

When the approaching one was clear, and its like was clear... and when it poured, it sped with its legs.

خذرف الإناء: ملأه

To khadharf a vessel: to fill it.

خذرف السيف: حدده

To khadharf the sword: to sharpen it.

تذري الخزامى بأظلاف مخذرفة ... وقوعهن إذا وقعن تحليل

Scattering the desert grass with sharpened hooves... their impact when they land is decisive.

خذرفت الإبل: رمت الحصى بأخفافها سرعة

The camels khadharfat: they quickly kicked pebbles with their hooves.

تخذرفته النوى، وتخذرمته: إذا قذفته، ورمت به

The pits takhadharfahu, and takhadhramathu: if it threw it, and tossed it.

الخذرفة: استدارة القوائم

Al-khadhrafa: the rounding of the legs.

الخذروف، بالضم: العود الذي يوضع في خرق الرحى العليا

Al-khadhroof, with damma: the stick placed in the upper millstone's opening.

رجل متخذرف: طيب الخلق

A muttakhidhirf man: of good character.

الخذرفة: القطعة من الثوب

Al-khadhrafa: a piece of cloth.

تخذرف الثوب: تخرق

To takhadharf the garment: to become torn.