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ذ ر ع ف

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to rapid movement, particularly of camels, and also to a swift or quick person. It can also describe a soldier retreating from battle.

Derived headwords

اذرعفتverb
  1. 1.
    went forwardboth

    The camels moved forward on their own accord.

ادرعفتverb
  1. 1.
    went forwardclassical

    This is a variant spelling of اذرعفت, with the same meaning of moving forward.

المذرعفadjective
  1. 1.
    swiftboth

    Describing someone or something as fast or quick.

اذرعفverb
  1. 1.
    retreated from battleclassical

    A man retreated or withdrew from the battle line.

Parallel reading

اذرعفت الإبل: مضت على وجوهها.
The camels went forward: they moved on their faces.
لغة في: ادرعفت، بالدال المهملة في معانيها التي ذكرت هناك.
A variant pronunciation of: ادرعفت, with the undotted dal, in its meanings mentioned there.
والمذرعف: السريع.
And المذرعف: the swift.
واذرعف الرجل في القتال: أي استنتل من الصف، وقد ذكر فيما سبق.
And the man اذرعف in battle: meaning he withdrew from the line, and this has been mentioned previously.