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ز ق ف

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of snatching, grabbing, or snatching something quickly, often with the hand or mouth. It extends to concepts of taking possession, seizing, and even swallowing. Some derived terms also refer to specific instances of this action or objects related to it.

Derived headwords

الزقفةnoun
  1. 1.
    mouthfulclassical

    A mouthful, specifically what is taken with the hand.

  2. 2.
    snatchclassical

    An act of snatching or grabbing something with the hand.

زقفتيnoun
  1. 1.
    my mouthfulclassical

    My mouthful, referring to what I have taken or grabbed with my hand.

تزقفهverb
  1. 1.
    to snatch itboth

    To snatch or seize something quickly, often with the hand or mouth.

ازدقفهverb
  1. 1.
    to snatch itboth

    To snatch or seize something quickly, similar to تزقفه.

تلقفهverb
  1. 1.
    to catch itboth

    To catch something, especially in mid-air, often with a quick movement.

التقفهverb
  1. 1.
    to catch itboth

    To catch something, similar to تلقفه, implying a quick reception.

الزقفnoun
  1. 1.
    snatchingclassical

    The act of snatching or grabbing something quickly.

تزقفهverb
  1. 1.
    to snatchboth

    The act of snatching or grabbing something quickly.

تزقفتverb
  1. 1.
    to snatchboth

    To snatch or grab something, often used reflexively or with emphasis on the action.

تلقفتverb
  1. 1.
    to catchboth

    To catch something, especially in mid-air.

التقفتverb
  1. 1.
    to catchboth

    To catch something, similar to تلقفت.

الزاقفيةname
  1. 1.
    Al-Zaqfiyyahclassical

    A place name in the Sawad region, associated with scholars.

زقفةnoun
  1. 1.
    snatchclassical

    An act of snatching or seizing something from among others.

الازدقافnoun
  1. 1.
    snatchingclassical

    The act of snatching or catching something.

مزاقفadjective
  1. 1.
    snatchingclassical

    Describing a swift, snatching action, often in combat.

تزقفverb
  1. 1.
    to swallowboth

    To swallow something, particularly a morsel.

ازدقفهاverb
  1. 1.
    to swallow itboth

    To swallow something, similar to تزقف.

تزقفverb
  1. 1.
    to snatchboth

    To snatch or catch a ball, often with a mallet.

Parallel reading

هي اللقمة، هكذافي النسخ، والصواب: اللقفة، كما هو نص الجمهرة
It is a mouthful, as written in the copies, but the correct reading is 'al-lafqah', as stated in Al-Jamharah.
كان الأشتر زقفتي منهم، فائتخذنا، فوقعنا إلى الأرض
Al-Ashtar was a snatch for them, so we took hold, and we fell to the ground.
أي أخذ كل واحد منا صاحبه.
Meaning, each one of us took his companion.
هذه زقفتي، أي لقفتي التي التقفتها بيدي، أي: أخذتها.
This is my snatch, meaning my mouthful which I took with my hand, meaning: I took it.
وتزقفه: اختطفه، واستلبه بسرعة، كازدقفه، وكذلك تلقفه، والتقفه.
And 'tazaqafahu': to snatch it, and to steal it quickly, like 'izdaqafahu', and likewise 'talaqqafahu', and 'iltaqafahu'.
والزقف: التلقف، كالتزقف
And 'al-zaqf': catching, like 'al-tazaqquf'.
يقال: تزقفت الكرة، وتلقفتها، بمعنى واحد، وهما أخذها باليد، أو بالفم، بين السماء والأرض، على سبيل الاختطاف والاستلاب من الهواء
It is said: 'tazaqqaftu al-kurah', and 'talaqqaftuha', with one meaning, and they are taking it with the hand, or with the mouth, between the sky and the earth, by way of snatching and seizing from the air.
لو بلغ هذا الأمر إلينا بني عبد مناف، تزقفناه تزقف الأكرة
If this matter had reached us, the sons of Abd Manaf, we would have snatched it like the players snatch the ball.
تزقفوها تزقف الكرة
Snatch it, snatch the ball.
يعني الخلافة
Meaning the caliphate.
يأخذ الله السموات والأرض يوم القيامة، ثم يتزقفها تزقف الرمانة
Allah will seize the heavens and the earth on the Day of Resurrection, then He will snatch them like one snatches a pomegranate.
زقفة من بينهم: اختطفه
A snatch from among them: to snatch it.
خطف مزاقف، بفتح القاف
A snatching grab, with a fatha on the qaf.
إذا ما التقى الأبطال خطف مزاقف
When the heroes meet, it is a snatching grab.
تزقف اللقمة، وازدقفها: ابتلعها.
To swallow a morsel, and 'izdaqafaha': to swallow it.
تزقف الكرة بالصولجان
To snatch the ball with the mallet.