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خ ط ر ف

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to speed, swiftness, and rapid movement, often describing a quick gait or a fast-moving animal. It also extends to meanings of stretching, widening, and in some contexts, a loose or relaxed state.

Derived headwords

خَطْرَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk swiftlyboth

    To walk with a quick and rapid pace.

  2. 2.
    to strike with a swordclassical

    To strike someone with a sword.

خَطْرَفَ البَعِيرُverb
  1. 1.
    to stride widelyclassical

    When a camel makes its two steps into one, widening its stride.

تَخَطْرَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to stride widelyclassical

    To stride widely, making two steps into one, in the context of speed.

  2. 2.
    to pass byclassical

    To pass by or go beyond something.

الخَطْرِيفadjective
  1. 1.
    swiftclassical

    Describing someone or something that is fast.

خَطْرُوفadjective
  1. 1.
    swift-neckedclassical

    Describing a long or wide neck, implying speed.

  2. 2.
    wide-striding camelclassical

    A camel that has a wide gait.

  3. 3.
    roundclassical

    Describing something that is round or spherical.

المُتَخَطْرِفadjective
  1. 1.
    wide of buildclassical

    Describing a person who is broad in build and has wide arms.

الخُنْطَرِفnoun
  1. 1.
    dying old womanclassical

    An old woman who is near death or fading away. The 'n' is considered extra.

Parallel reading

خطرف الرجل: أسرع في مشيته
Khatrafa the man: he walked swiftly.
خطر أو خطرف البعير: جعل خطوتين خطوة في وساعته
A camel strode or khatrafa: it made two steps into one, widening its stride.
كتخطرف فيهما، أي في الإسراع، وجعل الخطوتين خطوة
Like takhatrafa in them, meaning in speed, and making two steps into one.
وخطرف فلانا بالسيف: إذا ضربه به
And khatrafa a person with the sword: if he struck him with it.
وخطرف جلد المرأة: استرخى
And the skin of a woman khatrafa: it became loose.
والعنق خطروف: واسع
And the neck is khatroof: wide.
والمتخطرف: الرجل الواسع الخلق، الرحب الذراع
And al-mutakhatrif: the man of wide build, broad of arm.
والخنطرف: العجوز الفانية
And al-khunṭarif: the dying old woman.
وتخطرف الشيء: إذا جاوزه وتعداه
And takhatrafa a thing: if it passed it and went beyond it.
وإن تلقى غدرا تخطرفا
And if you encounter a wild bull, it strides widely.