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ز خ ر ف

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

The root Z-KH-R-F primarily denotes adornment, decoration, and embellishment. It extends to concepts of falsehood, deceit, and the finest aspects of things, including the beauty of plants and the eloquence of speech. It also encompasses specific objects and creatures associated with beauty or decoration.

Derived headwords

الزُّخْرُفnoun
  1. 1.
    goldclassical

    Literally refers to gold, as stated by Al-Jawhari and Al-Faraa'.

  2. 2.
    decorationboth

    Any adornment or embellishment; originally referred to gold decoration, but extended to all forms of beautification.

  3. 3.
    ornate carvingsclassical

    Carvings and images, often gilded, used to decorate.

  4. 4.
    embellished speechboth

    Eloquent or attractive speech, often mixed with falsehood or deceit.

  5. 5.
    beauty of plantsboth

    The varied colors of a plant's vegetation, such as red, yellow, and white.

  6. 6.
    finest aspectboth

    The completeness and perfection of something.

  7. 7.
    household goodsclassical

    The belongings and furnishings of a house.

  8. 8.
    birdclassical

    A type of bird.

زُخْرُفnoun
  1. 1.
    decorationboth

    Adornment and the peak of beauty of something.

زُخْرُف القَوْلnoun
  1. 1.
    embellished speechboth

    The adornment and beauty of speech, often achieved through the artifice of lies.

زُخْرُف الأَرْضnoun
  1. 1.
    beauty of plantsboth

    The varied colors of a plant's vegetation.

الزَّخَارِفnoun
  1. 1.
    shipsclassical

    Ships, particularly those that are decorated or adorned.

  2. 2.
    ripples of waterclassical

    The patterns or ripples on the surface of water.

  3. 3.
    flying insectsclassical

    Small, four-legged insects that fly over water, resembling flies.

زَخْرَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to adornboth

    To decorate, embellish, or make something beautiful.

  2. 2.
    to completeclassical

    To perfect or complete something.

  3. 3.
    to embellish speechboth

    To make speech attractive, often with falsehood.

  4. 4.
    to arrange speechclassical

    To compose or arrange words in a structured manner.

زَخْرَفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    decorationboth

    The act or result of adorning or embellishing.

  2. 2.
    perfectionclassical

    The state of being complete or perfected.

مُزَخْرَفadjective
  1. 1.
    decoratedboth

    Adorned, embellished, or beautified.

  2. 2.
    ornateboth

    Characterized by elaborate decoration.

تَزَخْرَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to adorn oneselfboth

    To make oneself appear beautiful or decorated.

Parallel reading

الزخرف، بالضم: الذهب
Al-Zukhruf, with dammah: gold.
أو يكون لك بيت من زخرف
Or that you may have a house of adornment.
ثم سمي كل زينة زخرفا
Then every adornment was called zukhruf.
أنه لم يدخل الكعبة حتى أمر بالزخرف فنحي
That he did not enter the Kaaba until he ordered the adornments to be removed.
الزخرف هنا: نقوش وتصاوير تزين بها الكعبة، وكانت بالذهب
The zukhruf here: carvings and images with which the Kaaba was decorated, and they were of gold.
الزخرف من القول: زينته، وحسنه، بترقيش الكذب
Al-Zukhruf of speech: its adornment, its beauty, with the artifice of lies.
حتى إذا أخذت الأرض زخرفها
Until the earth takes on its adornment.
أي: زينتها من الأنوار والزهر، وقيل: تمامها وكمالها
Meaning: its adornment from lights and flowers, and it was said: its completeness and perfection.
والزخارف: السفن
And al-Zakhārif: ships.
الزخارف من الماء: طرائقه
Al-Zakhārif of water: its patterns.
الزخارف: دويبات تطير على الماء
Al-Zakhārif: small creatures that fly on water.
بيت مزخرف
A decorated house.
وزخرف البيت، زخرفة: زينه، وأكمله
And he decorated the house, decoration: he adorned it, and he perfected it.
والمزخرف: المزين
And al-muzakhraf: the adorned.
وزخرف الكلام: نظمه
And zukhruf of speech: its arrangement.
وتزخرف الرجل: إذا تزين
And a man tazakhrafa: if he adorned himself.