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خ ر ف

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the season of autumn (خريف), its produce, and activities associated with it. It also extends to concepts of mental decline due to old age, and specific agricultural practices like preparing the ground for date palms.

Derived headwords

الخَرِيفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Date palm preparationclassical

    The act of digging a hole for a date palm in the sandy riverbed until bedrock is reached, then filling it with sand and planting the palm.

  2. 2.
    Date palm set asideclassical

    A date palm that is specifically set aside for harvesting.

الخُزَفِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    Chickling vetchclassical

    A name for a known type of seed, which is a loanword from Persian.

خُرَافَةname
  1. 1.
    Legendary figureclassical

    A man from the tribes of 'Adhra or Juhaynah who was abducted by jinn and later returned, recounting fantastical tales that led to the phrase 'Hadith Khurafah' (a fabricated story).

  2. 2.
    Fabricated storiesclassical

    Refers to invented tales, especially those told at night, or any amusing but false narrative.

الخِرَفnoun
  1. 1.
    Undeveloped datesclassical

    The unripe or underdeveloped fruit of the date palm.

الخُرُفnoun
  1. 1.
    Time of emergenceclassical

    Refers to the time of their emergence, possibly related to the season of autumn or a specific event.

الخِرَافnoun
  1. 1.
    Fruit harvesting seasonclassical

    The time for harvesting fruits, similar to the season for reaping crops.

خَرِفَverb
  1. 1.
    To lose one's mindboth

    To become senile or lose one's mental faculties due to old age.

  2. 2.
    To be fond ofclassical

    To be inclined to or fond of eating something, specifically 'al-khurfah' (date fruit).

خَرِفٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Senileboth

    Having lost one's mind due to old age.

خَرْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Date fruitclassical

    The fruit of the date palm, especially when ripe.

أَخْرَفَverb
  1. 1.
    To reach harvest timeclassical

    Said of date palms when their fruit is ready to be harvested.

  2. 2.
    To give birth in autumnclassical

    Said of a ewe or camel that gives birth during the autumn season.

  3. 3.
    To enter autumnclassical

    Said of a group of people when they enter the autumn season.

  4. 4.
    To become very tallclassical

    Said of maize when it grows exceptionally tall.

  5. 5.
    To assign a date palmclassical

    To assign a specific date palm to someone for them to harvest its fruit.

مُخْرِفَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Giving birth in autumnclassical

    A female animal (like a ewe or camel) that gives birth during the autumn season.

مُخَرَّفadjective
  1. 1.
    Senileclassical

    One who has lost their mind due to old age.

  2. 2.
    Giving birth in autumnclassical

    A female animal that gives birth in the autumn season.

خَرَّفَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To attribute senility toclassical

    To accuse someone of having a corrupted mind or being senile.

خَارَفَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To deal with during autumnclassical

    To engage in dealings or transactions related to the autumn season, similar to monthly dealings.

مُخَارِفadjective
  1. 1.
    Deprivedclassical

    One who is deprived or unfortunate.

أَرْضٌ مَخْرُوفَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Affected by autumn rainclassical

    Land that has been reached or affected by the rains of autumn.

خَرُفَتِ البَهَائِمُverb
  1. 1.
    To be affected by autumnclassical

    Animals that have been affected by the autumn season, or for whom autumn has brought forth pasture.

أَخْرَفُواverb
  1. 1.
    To stay for autumnclassical

    To reside in a place during the autumn season.

المَخْرَفnoun
  1. 1.
    Place of autumn stayclassical

    A place where one stays during the autumn season.

  2. 2.
    Date palm orchardclassical

    A garden or orchard of date palms.

  3. 3.
    Ripe datesclassical

    The ripe fruit of the date palm.

خَرَّفُواverb
  1. 1.
    To stay in an orchardclassical

    To stay in one's date palm orchard during the fruit harvesting season.

مُخَارَفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Autumnal dealingclassical

    A transaction or agreement made during the autumn season.

  2. 2.
    Seasonal employmentclassical

    Hiring someone for work during a specific season, like autumn.

خِرَافًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Autumnal dealingclassical

    A transaction or agreement made during the autumn season.

  2. 2.
    Seasonal employmentclassical

    Hiring someone for work during a specific season, like autumn.

اللَّبَنُ الخَرِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    Fresh autumn milkclassical

    Newly milked milk, metaphorically compared to fruits harvested in autumn.

خَرُوفname
  1. 1.
    A person's nameclassical

    A name of a person, Imam Jar Allah Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Abi al-Fadl al-Ansari al-Tunisi.

Parallel reading

أن يحفر للنخلة في البطحاء وهي مجرى السيل الذي فيه الحصى حتى ينتهى إلى الكدية ثم يحشى رملا وتوضع فيه النخلة
To dig for the date palm in the sandy riverbed, which is a stream bed containing pebbles, until bedrock is reached, then fill it with sand and place the palm tree.
وهو اسم لحب م معروف وهو معرب وأصله فارسي من القطاني وفارسية خربا وخلر
It is the name of a known seed, which is a loanword, and its origin is Persian, from the legumes, and its Persian is 'kharba' and 'khular'.
رجل من عذرة استهوته الجن واختطفته ثم رجع إلى قومه فكان يحدث بما رأى أحاديث يعجب منها الناس فكذبوه فجرى على ألسن الناس وقالوا: حديث خرافة
A man from 'Adhra, whom jinn fascinated and abducted, then he returned to his people and would narrate what he saw, stories that people marveled at. They disbelieved him, so it became common speech, and they said: 'Hadith Khurafah' (a fabricated story).
والراء مخففة ولا يدخله الألف واللام لأنه معرفة إلا أن تريد به الخرافات الموضوعة من حدث الليل
And the 'ra' is unvowelled, and 'al-' is not prefixed because it is a proper noun, unless you mean fabricated stories told at night.
الشيص من التمر
The unripe dates from the date palm.
قلت: يا رسول الله قد علمت ما يكفينا من الظهر ذود نأتي عليهن في خرف فنستمتع من ظهورهن
I said: O Messenger of Allah, you know what suffices us from the camels, a herd we approach during [a certain time] and benefit from their backs.
وقت اختراف الثمار كالحصاد والحصاد
The time of harvesting fruits, like reaping and harvesting.
فسد عقله من الكبر
His mind became corrupted from old age.
أتيت من عند زياد كالخرف تخط رجلاي بخط مختلف
I came from Ziyad like a senile person, my legs drawing uneven lines.
أولع بأكل الخرفة وهي جنى النخلة
He became fond of eating 'al-khurfah', which is the fruit of the date palm.
أخرفه الدهر: أفسده
Time corrupted him: it spoiled him.
أخرف النخل: حان له أن يخرف أي يجنى
The date palms became ready for harvest: it was time for them to be harvested, meaning to be picked.
أخرفت الشاة: ولدت في الخريف
The ewe gave birth in autumn: she gave birth during the autumn season.
أخرف القوم: دخلوا فيه أي في الخريف
The people entered autumn: they entered the autumn season.
أخرفت الناقة: ولدت في مثل الوقت الذي حملت فيه من قابل وهي مخرف
The she-camel gave birth in the same time she conceived from the previous year, and she is 'mukharrif'.
نسبه إلى الخرف
He attributed senility to him.
عامله بالخريف
He dealt with him during autumn.
أصابها مطر الخريف
Autumn rain struck it.
خرقت البهائم: أصابها الخريف أو أنبت لها ما ترعاه
The animals were affected by autumn: autumn struck them, or it grew for them what they could graze on.
أقاموا بالمكان خريفهم
They stayed in the place for their autumn.
أقاموا فيه وقت اختراف الثمار
They stayed in it during the fruit harvesting season.
استأجره مخارفة وخرافا
He hired him for an autumnal contract and for the season.
اللبن يكون في الخريف أدسم
Milk is richer in autumn.
كالخروف أينما أتكأ أتكأ على الصوف
Like a 'kharuf' (a person named Khuruf), wherever he leans, he leans on wool (implying comfort and luxury).