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ز ي ف

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a type of proud, strutting, or swaying gait, often associated with camels, men, or birds. It also extends to meanings related to counterfeit or rejected items, particularly coins, and architectural features.

Derived headwords

زَافَverb
  1. 1.
    struttedboth

    To walk with a proud, swaying, or strutting gait.

  2. 2.
    courtship displayclassical

    Describing a male pigeon's courtship display to a female, involving dragging its tail feathers and moving with a swaying motion.

  3. 3.
    swayedboth

    Describing a woman's gait as if she were swaying or turning in a circle.

  4. 4.
    jumpedclassical

    To jump or leap, as a wall.

  5. 5.
    was tallclassical

    To be tall or elevated, referring to a building or structure.

زَيْفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    struttingboth

    The act of strutting or walking with a proud, swaying gait.

  2. 2.
    counterfeitclassical

    The state of being counterfeit or rejected, especially referring to coins.

  3. 3.
    eavesclassical

    An architectural feature, specifically the cornice or overhang of a building that protects the wall.

  4. 4.
    stepsclassical

    Steps or stairs within a building, particularly in the context of a prison.

  5. 5.
    heightsclassical

    The heights or parapets of palaces.

زَيَفَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    struttingboth

    The act of strutting or walking with a proud, swaying gait.

زُيُوفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    struttingboth

    The act of strutting or walking with a proud, swaying gait.

  2. 2.
    counterfeit coinsclassical

    Counterfeit or rejected coins.

زَائِفٌadjective
  1. 1.
    struttingboth

    One who walks with a proud, swaying, or strutting gait.

  2. 2.
    counterfeitboth

    Counterfeit, false, or rejected, especially referring to coins.

  3. 3.
    lionclassical

    A lion, due to its proud and strutting gait.

زِيفٌadjective
  1. 1.
    struttingclassical

    One who walks with a proud, swaying, or strutting gait.

  2. 2.
    counterfeitclassical

    Counterfeit or false, especially referring to coins.

زَيَّفَverb
  1. 1.
    made counterfeitclassical

    To make coins counterfeit or to pass them off as counterfeit.

  2. 2.
    devaluedclassical

    To devalue, belittle, or disparage someone.

تَزْيِيفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    making counterfeitclassical

    The act of making coins counterfeit or passing them off as counterfeit.

  2. 2.
    devaluationclassical

    The act of devaluing, belittling, or disparaging someone.

زَيَّافٌadjective
  1. 1.
    struttingclassical

    One who walks with a proud, swaying, or strutting gait.

  2. 2.
    lionclassical

    A lion, due to its proud and strutting gait.

زُيُوفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    counterfeit coinsclassical

    Plural of counterfeit or rejected coins.

زِيفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    eavesclassical

    Plural of eaves or cornice.

  2. 2.
    counterfeit coinsclassical

    Plural of counterfeit or rejected coins.

زَيَّافَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    proud female camelclassical

    A proud, strutting female camel.

زَافَتِ الدَّرَاهِمُverb
  1. 1.
    coins were rejectedclassical

    Coins were rejected due to being counterfeit or having flaws.

زِيفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    corniceclassical

    The cornice or overhang of a building.

زَائِفٌadjective
  1. 1.
    counterfeitclassical

    Counterfeit or bad, referring to coins.

زَيَّافٌnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A lion, known for its strutting gait.

أَزْيَافٌnoun
  1. 1.
    cornicesclassical

    Plural of cornice.

زَافَ الْحَائِطُverb
  1. 1.
    the wall jumpedclassical

    The wall jumped or leaped.

زِيفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    corniceclassical

    The cornice or overhang of a building.

زَائِفٌadjective
  1. 1.
    counterfeitclassical

    Counterfeit, referring to coins.

زَيَّفَ فُلَانًاverb
  1. 1.
    belittled himclassical

    To belittle, disparage, or make someone seem small.

زَائِفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    counterfeitclassical

    A counterfeit item, especially a coin.

زَائِفٌadjective
  1. 1.
    growingclassical

    Growing or increasing, used metaphorically for coins.

زِيفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    counterfeit coinsclassical

    Plural of counterfeit coins.

Parallel reading

زاف البعير، والرجل، وغيرهما، يزيف زيفا، وزيفانا، بالتحريك، وزيوفا، بالضم: إذا تبختر في مشيته
A camel, a man, and others strutted, they strutted a zayfan and a zayufan (with harakat), and a zuyufan (with dammah): if they walked proudly.
فهو زائف، وزيف، الأخيرة على الصفة بالمصدر
So he is zayif (strutting), and zayf, the latter being a description using the masdar.
زاف الحمام عند الحمامة: إذا جر الذنابي، ودفع مقدمه بمؤخره، واستدار عليها
A pigeon strutted towards the female pigeon: if it dragged its tail feathers, pushed its front with its rear, and circled around her.
الحمامة تزيف بين يدي الحمام الذكر، أي: تمشي مدلة
The female pigeon struts before the male pigeon, meaning: she walks coquettishly.
وزافت المرأة في مشيتها، تزيف: إذا رأيتها كأنها تستدير
A woman strutted in her gait, she struts: if you see her as if she is turning in a circle.
وزافت كموج البحر تسمو أمامها ... وقامت على ساق وآن التلاحق
And it surged like the waves of the sea, rising before it... and it stood on its leg, and it was time for pursuit.
زافت الدراهم، زيوفا، وزيوفة، بضمهما: صارت مردودة لغش فيها
The dirhams became zuyufan and zuyufah (with dammah): they became rejected due to adulteration in them.
زاف الدرهم، يزيف: ردؤ
A dirham was rejected, it is rejected: it became bad.
ترى القوم أشباها إذا نزلوا معا ... وفي القوم زيف مثل زيف الدراهم
You see the people as similar when they descend together... and among the people is a zayf like the zayf of the dirhams.
لا تعطه زيفا ولا نبهرجا
Do not give him counterfeit nor imitation gold.
وما زودوني غير سحق عمامة ... وخمس مئى منها قسي وزائف
And they did not provide me with anything but the grinding of a turban... and five hundred of them were bows and counterfeit ones.
زاف فلان الدراهم: جعلها زيوفا
So-and-so made the dirhams counterfeit: he made them zuyuf.
كزيفها، تزييفا
And he counterfeited them, a tazyif.
زاف الحائط، زيفا: قفزه
The wall jumped, a zayf: it leaped.
وهو الطنف الذي يقي الحائط، ويحيط به في اعلى الدار
And it is the cornice that protects the wall, and surrounds it at the top of the house.
تركوني لدى حديد وأعرا ... ض قصور لزيفهن مراقي
They left me with iron and... palaces whose zayf had stairs.
يزيف كما يزيف الفحل ... فوق شؤونه زبده
He struts like the stallion struts... his foam above his affairs.
الزيافة من النوق: المختالة
A zayafah among female camels: the proud one.
ينباع من ذفرى غضوب جسرة ... زيافة مثل الفنيق المكدم
It is sold from the hump of an angry, strong she-camel... a zayafah like a well-fed young camel.
وزاف البناء، وغيره: طال، وارتفع
And a building, and others, became tall: it became long and elevated.
كأن صليل المروحين تشده ... صليل زيوف ينتقدن بعبقرا
As if the clanging of the two fans pulls it... the clanging of zuyuf being inspected in 'Abqara.
ترى ورق الفتيان فيها كأنهم ... دراهم منها زاكيات وزيف
You see the leaves of the young men in it as if they were... dirhams from it, growing and zayf.
وزيف فلانا: بهرجه، وقيل: صغر به، وحقره
And he zayyafed so-and-so: he made him seem counterfeit, and it was said: he belittled him, and he despised him.
أصل التزييف، تمييز الرائج من الزائف
The origin of tazyif is distinguishing the current from the counterfeit.