د وف

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of moistening, wetting, or mixing something with a liquid, often water or perfume. It can also extend to the idea of being mixed or blended, and in a derived sense, refers to a nightmare.

Derived headwords

الدوفnoun

1.
moisteningboth
The act of mixing or wetting something with a liquid like water or perfume. It is frequently used in the context of medicine and fragrance.

دَاقَنهُverb

1.
to moistenclassical
To wet or moisten something, such as medicine or other substances, with water or another liquid.

دَائِفadjective

1.
moistenedclassical
Describing something that has been moistened or wetted.

وَفَادَهُverb

1.
to moistenclassical
An alternative verb meaning to moisten or wet something, similar to 'dafanahu'.

مَدُوفadjective

1.
moistenedboth
Something that has been moistened or wetted with a liquid.
2.
mixedclassical
In the context of musk, it can mean mixed or blended with other substances.

مَدْوُوفadjective

1.
moistenedclassical
An alternative passive participle form meaning moistened or wetted, considered more classical and originating from the Tamim dialect.
2.
crushedclassical
Can also mean crushed or powdered, especially when referring to musk.

الكلام مدوفphrase

1.
moistened speechclassical
A phrase used to describe speech that is 'moistened', implying it is not clear or perhaps affected by something.

ثوب مصوونphrase

1.
preserved garmentclassical
A phrase used as a comparison, meaning a preserved or protected garment, highlighting a rare usage pattern with the letter 'waw'.

الكلام مصونphrase

1.
preserved speechclassical
A phrase used as a comparison, meaning preserved or well-kept speech.

ثوب مخيطphrase

1.
sewn garmentclassical
A phrase meaning a sewn garment, used as an example of a more common pattern in word formation.

ثوب مخيوطphrase

1.
sewn garmentclassical
A phrase meaning a sewn garment, used as an example of a more common pattern in word formation, contrasting with 'makhit'.

الدفانnoun

1.
nightmareclassical
A nightmare, a distressing dream.

أَدَافَهُverb

1.
to moistenclassical
To moisten or wet something, similar in meaning to 'dafanahu'.

إِدَافَةnoun

1.
moisteningclassical
The act of moistening or wetting something.

مسك دائفphrase

1.
moistened muskclassical
Musk that has been moistened or wetted.

Parallel reading

الدوف: الخلط والبل بماء ونحوه

Al-duwf: Mixing and wetting with water and the like.

يقال: دقنه أي الدواء وغيره، أي: بللته بماء أو غيره

It is said: 'daqnahu' meaning medicine or other things, i.e., 'I wetted it with water or something else'.

وأكثره في الدواء والطيب

And most of it is in medicine and perfume.

فهو دائف

And it is moistened.

وفاده يفوده، مثله

'Wafadahu yafuduhu', meaning the same.

ومن العرب من يقول: مسك مدوف

And some of the Arabs say: 'musk maduf' (moistened musk).

كأن دماءهم تجري كميتا ... ووردا قانئا شعر مدوف

As if their blood was flowing like dark red and bright red, perfumed hair.

يقال أيضا: مدووف، جاء على الأصل، وهي تميمية

It is also said: 'madoof', which comes from the root, and it is Tamimi.

والمسك في عنبره مدووف أي: مبلول، أو مسحوق

And the musk in its ambergris is 'madoof', meaning: wetted, or powdered.

والكلام مدوف ومصون

And speech is 'maduf' (moistened/affected) and 'masun' (preserved).

والياء أقوى على احتمالها منها

And the 'ya' is stronger in bearing it than the 'waw'.

نحو ثوب مخيط ومخيوط

Like a 'thawb makhit' (sewn garment) and 'thawb makhuyt' (sewn garment).

الدفان، بالضم: الكابوس

Al-duffan, with dammah: the nightmare.

أدافه، يديفه، إدافة: مثل دافه

'Adāfahu, yudīfuhu, idāfah': like 'dāfahu'.

ومسك دائف: مدوف

And 'musk dā'if': 'maduf'.