ز وف

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes movements characterized by slowness, relaxation, or a gliding motion. It extends to describe the spreading of wings, a specific type of playful jumping, and also refers to a plant and a substance found in wool.

Derived headwords

زَافَتِ الْحَمَامَةُverb

1.
spread its wingsclassical
The dove spread its wings and tail and dragged them on the ground.

تَزُوفُverb

1.
spread its wingsclassical
The dove spread its wings and tail and dragged them on the ground.

زَوْفًاnoun

1.
spreading wingsclassical
The spreading of wings and tail, dragging them on the ground.
2.
walking languidlyclassical
Walking with relaxed limbs.
3.
playful jumpingclassical
A playful jump or spin, learned for horsemanship.
4.
rising wavesclassical
The rising of waves or foam on water.

زَافَ فُلَانٌverb

1.
walked languidlyclassical
He walked with relaxed limbs.

يَزُوفُverb

1.
walks languidlyclassical
He walks with relaxed limbs.
2.
jumps playfullyclassical
He performs a playful jump or spin.
3.
fliesclassical
The bird flies.
4.
risesclassical
The water's foam or waves rise.

زُوفٌname

1.
tribal nameclassical
A name of a tribe from Yemen, to whom many hadith scholars are attributed.

الزُّوفِيُّname

1.
nisbaclassical
A nisba (attribution) to the tribe of Zūf.

زُوفَىnoun

1.
plantclassical
A plant found in the mountains of Jerusalem, used medicinally.
2.
lanolinclassical
The fatty substance found in wool, which is washed and used for medicinal purposes.

زَوَّافٌadjective

1.
ready to dieclassical
Prepared and about to die; a variant of 'za'af' (زُؤَاف).

يَتَزَاوَفُونَverb

1.
playfully jumpclassical
Young boys playfully jump and spin around a corner of a shop, learning agility for horsemanship.

زَوْفَةًnoun

1.
playful jumpclassical
A single instance of a playful jump or spin.

زَافَverb

1.
walked languidlyclassical
A variant of 'yazūf' (يزوف), meaning to walk with relaxed limbs.
2.
flewclassical
The bird flew.
3.
spun and jumpedclassical
The boy spun around and jumped.
4.
roseclassical
The water's foam or waves rose.

يَزَافُverb

1.
walks languidlyclassical
A variant of 'yazūf' (يزوف), meaning to walk with relaxed limbs.

الزَّوُوفُnoun

1.
languidnessclassical
Languidness or relaxation in one's gait.

Parallel reading

زافت الحمامة، تزوف، زوفا: نشرت جناحيها وذنبها وسحبتهما على الأرض.

The dove spread its wings, it glided, with a spreading motion: it spread its wings and tail and dragged them on the ground.

قال وكذلك: زاف فلان يزوف زوفا: إذا مشى مسترخي الأعضاء.

And similarly: So-and-so walked with a languid gait, walking with relaxed limbs.

وزوف الجيشاني، روى عن الأكدر، وزوف بن عدي بن زوف، عن أبيه، عن جده، وزوف، هو ابن زاهر، أو أزهر، بن عامر بن عويثان بن زاهر بن مراد: أبو قبيلة من اليمن

And Zūf al-Jayshānī, who narrated from al-Akdar, and Zūf ibn 'Adī ibn Zūf, from his father, from his grandfather, and Zūf, who is Ibn Zāhir, or Azhar, ibn 'Āmir ibn 'Uwaythān ibn Zāhir ibn Murād: the father of a tribe from Yemen.

وإليه ينسب جماعة من المحدثين، منهم عبد الله بن أبي مرة الزوفي، من التابعين، مجهول

And a group of hadith scholars are attributed to him, including 'Abdullāh ibn Abī Murrah al-Zūfī, from the Tābi'īn, unknown.

قال عمرو بن معدي كرب رضي الله عنه لكناز بن صريم: (ابعث صريخك في زوف وفي جمل ... من كل ذي وفضة كالتيس معزاب)

Amr ibn Ma'dī Karib, may God be pleased with him, said to Kunnāz ibn Sarīm: (Send your cry for help in Zūf and among camels... from every owner of a flock like a goat with its young).

وزوفى، كطوبى: نبات بجبال القدس، طبيخة بالسكنجبين يسهل كيموسا غليظا، وبالخل مضمضة، نافع لوجع الأسنان، وتبخيرا لوجع الآذان.

And Zūfā, like Tūbā: a plant in the mountains of Jerusalem, its decoction with vinegar and honey facilitates thick stool, and with vinegar it is a mouthwash, beneficial for toothache, and as an inhalation for earache.

وزوفى أيضا: الدسم الموجود في الصوف، يغسل بماء سطروبيون مرات، حتى يصفو الدسم عن الوسخ، فيحلل الأورام الصلبة، وينفع برودة الكبد والكلى.

And Zūfā also: the fat present in wool, it is washed with water multiple times until the fat is purified from dirt, then it dissolves hard swellings and benefits coldness of the liver and kidneys.

وموت زواف، كغراب: مجهز وحي، عن ابن عباد، وابن فارس، لغة في زؤاف، بالهمز.

And Mawta Zuwāf, like Ghurāb: prepared and dying, from Ibn 'Abbād and Ibn Fāris, a variant pronunciation of Zū'āf, with hamza.

قال الليث: الغلمان يتزاوفون، وهو أن يجيء أحدهم إلى ركن الدكان، فيضع يده على حرفه، ثم يزوف زوفة، فيستقل من موضعه، ويدور حوالي ذلك الدكان في الهواء، حتى يعود إلى مكانه، يتعلمون بذلك الخفة للفروسية.

Al-Layth said: The boys play-jump, which is when one of them comes to a corner of the shop, places his hand on its edge, then performs a jump, lifts himself from his place, and spins around that shop in the air, until he returns to his place, thereby learning agility for horsemanship.

زاف، يزاف: لغة في: يزوف.

Zāfa, yazāfu: a variant pronunciation of: yazūfu.

والزووف، كقعود: الاسترخاء في المشية.

And al-Zawūf, like Qu'ūd: the relaxation in one's gait.

وزاف الطائر في الهواء: حلق، ومنه زاف الغلام، زوفا: إذا استدار ووثب.

And the bird flew in the air: it soared, and from this is 'Zāfa al-ghulām, zūfan': when he spun around and jumped.

وزاف الماء، زوفا: علا حبابه.

And the water rose, zūfan: its foam or waves rose.