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Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the darkening of the night, specifically when it becomes intensely dark and its covering spreads. It also extends to the idea of sleep and the drawing of curtains.

Derived headwords

أزدفverb
  1. 1.
    to darkenclassical

    The night becomes dark, its obscurity spreading.

  2. 2.
    to draw curtainsclassical

    To draw curtains or a covering over something.

  3. 3.
    to sleepclassical

    To fall asleep or to be asleep.

أسدفverb
  1. 1.
    to darkenclassical

    The night becomes dark, its obscurity spreading.

  2. 2.
    to draw curtainsclassical

    To draw curtains or a covering over something.

  3. 3.
    to sleepclassical

    To fall asleep or to be asleep.

أشدفverb
  1. 1.
    to darkenclassical

    The night becomes dark, its obscurity spreading.

أغدفverb
  1. 1.
    to sleepclassical

    To fall asleep or to be asleep.

Parallel reading

أزدف الليل
The night darkened.
أزدف الليل، وأسدف، وأشدف: أرخى ستوره، وأظلم.
The night darkened, and became obscure, and spread its coverings, and grew dark.
يقال: أسدف عليه الستر، وأزدف عليه الستر، بمعنى واحد.
It is said: the curtain was drawn over him, and the curtain was drawn over him, meaning one and the same.
أزدف: نام
To sleep.
وكذلك أسدف، وأغدف.
And likewise, to darken and to sleep.