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ض ف ف

Root entry · 33 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of abundance, crowding, and being overwhelmed, often related to people, possessions, or water. It also extends to meanings of scarcity, weakness, and haste.

Derived headwords

الضَّفَفnoun
  1. 1.
    abundance of dependentsclassical

    A large number of dependents or family members, implying a burden.

  2. 2.
    crowdingclassical

    A state of being crowded or congested, especially with people or animals.

  3. 3.
    scarcityclassical

    A state of scarcity or lack, particularly of wealth or resources.

  4. 4.
    hasteclassical

    Haste or urgency in an affair.

  5. 5.
    weaknessclassical

    Weakness or frailty.

  6. 6.
    eating less than fullclassical

    Eating without being fully satisfied, or eating a portion less than a full measure.

ضَفَّفَverb
  1. 1.
    to be burdened with dependentsclassical

    To be occupied or burdened by a large family or many dependents.

  2. 2.
    to crowdclassical

    To be crowded or congested.

ضَفَفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    abundance of dependentsclassical

    Abundance of dependents or family members.

  2. 2.
    crowdingclassical

    Crowding, especially of people or animals at a water source.

  3. 3.
    scarcityclassical

    Scarcity of possessions or resources.

  4. 4.
    hasteclassical

    Haste or urgency.

  5. 5.
    weaknessclassical

    Weakness or frailty.

ضَفَفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    crowdingclassical

    Crowding of people or animals at a water source.

ضَفَفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    scarcityclassical

    Scarcity of possessions or resources.

ضَفَفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    hasteclassical

    Haste or urgency.

ضَفَفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    weaknessclassical

    Weakness or frailty.

ضَفَفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    eating less than fullclassical

    Eating without being fully satisfied, or eating a portion less than a full measure.

الضِّفَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    river bankboth

    The side or bank of a river or stream.

  2. 2.
    shoreboth

    The shore or coast of a sea or lake.

  3. 3.
ضِفَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    river bankboth

    The side or bank of a river.

  2. 2.
    shoreboth

    The shore of a sea.

ضَفَّverb
  1. 1.
    to milk with the whole handclassical

    To milk a camel or sheep using the entire hand, often due to a large udder.

  2. 2.
    to gatherclassical

    To gather or collect something.

  3. 3.
    to bring close to fireclassical

    To bring one's hands close to the fire, by gathering and joining the fingers.

ضَفًّاnoun
  1. 1.
    milking with the whole handclassical

    The act of milking with the entire hand.

  2. 2.
    gatheringclassical

    The act of gathering or collecting.

  3. 3.
    bringing close to fireclassical

    Bringing hands close to the fire by gathering fingers.

ضَفُوفadjective
  1. 1.
    abundant in milkclassical

    A female animal (camel, sheep) that is abundant in milk and can only be milked with the whole hand.

  2. 2.
    abundant in waterclassical

    A spring or source that is abundant in water.

ضَفَّتَيْنnoun
  1. 1.
    sides of the river valleyclassical

    The two sides or banks of a river valley.

  2. 2.
    sides of the chestclassical

    The sides of the chest (metaphorically).

ضَفَّتَيِ الْوَادِيnoun
  1. 1.
    sides of the valleyclassical

    The sides or banks of a valley.

ضَفَّةُ الْبَحْرِnoun
  1. 1.
    seashoreboth

    The seashore or coast.

ضَفْضَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherclassical

    To gather or collect a group of people.

ضَفْضَفَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    groupclassical

    A group or gathering of people.

ضَفِيفَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    weak plantclassical

    A weak or delicate plant, especially in a lush meadow.

ضَفِيفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    weaknessclassical

    Weakness or frailty.

ضَفِيفُنَا وَلَفِيفُنَاphrase
  1. 1.
    our weak and our gatheredclassical

    Our weak and our gathered people, referring to one's associates.

نَضَفَّهُverb
  1. 1.
    to afflictclassical

    To afflict or befall someone when matters trouble them.

الضَّفَافَةnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish personclassical

    A person who lacks intelligence or reason.

ضَفَّهُverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherclassical

    To gather or collect something, like animals.

ضَفًّاnoun
  1. 1.
    gatheringclassical

    The act of gathering or collecting.

ضَفَّةُ الشَّخْبِnoun
  1. 1.
    wide udderclassical

    A wide or capacious udder of a sheep.

الضَّفُّnoun
  1. 1.
    tick-like insectclassical

    A small, tick-like insect that is grayish and causes a painful sting.

تَضَافُّواverb
  1. 1.
    to gather at waterclassical

    To gather or crowd together at a water source.

  2. 2.
    to gatherclassical

    To gather or congregate.

  3. 3.
    to become less well-offclassical

    To have one's circumstances or wealth diminish.

مُتَضَافُّونَadjective
  1. 1.
    gatheredclassical

    Gathered or congregated together.

الضَّفِّnoun
  1. 1.
    gatheringclassical

    A state of being gathered or congregated.

ضَفُوفٌadjective
  1. 1.
    abundant in waterclassical

    A spring or source that is abundant in water.

الضَّفَافُnoun
  1. 1.
    river banksboth

    The sides or banks of a river.

مُضْفُوفٌadjective
  1. 1.
    depletedclassical

    Having nothing left; depleted of resources.

  2. 2.
    occupiedclassical

    Occupied or busy, especially with people or animals.

Parallel reading

كثرة العيال نقله الجوهري عن ابن السكيت
Abundance of dependents, as narrated by Al-Jawhari from Ibn Al-Sikkit.
لا يشغله عن نسكه وحجه عيال ولا متاع
He is not distracted from his worship and pilgrimage by dependents or possessions.
الضفف: الغاشية والعيال، وقيل: الحشم
Ad-Dafaf: The crowd and the dependents, and it is said: the household.
أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لم يشبع من خبز ولحم إلا على ضفف
That the Prophet, peace be upon him, did not eat his fill of bread and meat except when there was abundance of dependents.
هو التناول مع الناس، أو كثرة الأيدي على الطعام، أو الضيق والشدة
It is eating with people, or many hands on the food, or hardship and distress.
أن يكون المال قليلا ومن يأكله كثيرا
That the wealth is little and those who eat it are many.
الضفف: الحاجة
Ad-Dafaf: Need.
الضفف: العجلة
Ad-Dafaf: Haste.
لقيته على ضفف: أي على عجل من الأمر
I met him in haste: meaning, in a hurry regarding the matter.
ليس في رأيه وهن ولا ضفف
There is no weakness nor haste in his opinion.
ما دون ملء المكيال، ودون كل مملوء وهو الأكل دون الشبع
Less than filling a measure, and less than anything full, which is eating without satiety.
ازدحام الناس على الماء
The crowding of people at the water.
ماء مضفوف: أي مزدحم عليه
Water that is crowded: meaning, congested with people.
لا يستقي في النزح المضفوف إلا مدارات الغروب الجوف
One does not draw water from the crowded well except during the late afternoon.
ماؤنا اليوم مضفوف: كثير الغاشية من الناس والماشية
Our water today is crowded: with many people and livestock.
وردت ماء مظفوفا: أي مشغولا
I came to a busy water source: meaning, occupied.
رجل ضف الحال: أي رقيقه
A man of meager circumstances: meaning, poor.
ضف الناقة يضفها ضفا: حلبها بكفه كلها
He milked the camel with his whole hand: he milked it with his entire hand.
وذلك لضخم الضرع
And that is due to the large size of the udder.
هو أن تقبض بأصابعه كلها على الضرع
It is to grasp the udder with all of his fingers.
ناقة ضفوف: كثيرة اللبن لا تحلب إلا بالكف
A camel that is 'dhafuf': abundant in milk and can only be milked with the hand.
حلبانة ركبانة ضفوف تخلط بين وبر وصوف
A camel that is milked by riders, abundant in milk, mixing camel hair and wool.
قدموه على ضفة النهر فضربوا عنقه
They brought him to the river bank and struck his neck.
جانباه عن ابن الأعرابي
Its two sides, according to Ibn Al-A'rabi.
فيقف ضفتي جفونه أي: جانبيها
So the sides of his eyelids stand, meaning: their sides.
ضفة القوم: أي جماعتهم
The group of people: meaning, their gathering.
ضفيفة من بقل: أي ضغيفة
A weak plant: meaning, delicate.
هو من ضفيفنا ولفيفنا
He is from our weak and our gathered ones.
إذا حزبته الأمور أي: نابته واعترته
When troubles befell him, meaning: they afflicted and overcame him.
من لا عقل له
One who has no intellect.
فراغ يحدوها على أكسائها يضفها ضفا على اندرائها
He drove them along on their coverings, gathering them together on their slopes.
ضم أصابعه وجمعها فقربها من النار
He joined his fingers and gathered them, bringing them close to the fire.
شاة ضفة الشخب: أي واسعته
A sheep with a wide udder: meaning, capacious.
هنية تشبه القراد وهي غبراء في لونها رمداء
A small thing resembling a tick, which is grayish in color and dusty.
تضافوا: إذا كثروا واجتمعوا على الماء وغيره
They gathered: if they became numerous and congregated at the water and elsewhere.
قوم متضافون: أي مجتمعون
People who are gathered: meaning, congregated.
حتى اشفتر الناس بعد الضف أي: تفرقوا بعد اجتماع
Until the people dispersed after the gathering, meaning: they scattered after congregating.
تضافوا على الماء: إذا كثروا عليه
They gathered at the water: if they became numerous upon it.
إنهم لمتضافون على الماء، أي: مجتمعون مزدحمون عليه
They are indeed gathered at the water, meaning: congregated and crowded upon it.
تضافوا أيضا: إذا خفت أحوالهم
They also gathered: if their circumstances became lighter.
عين ضفوف: كثيرة الماء
A spring that is 'dhafuf': abundant in water.
تقذف بالخشب على الضفاف
It throws wood onto the river banks.
رجل مضفوف، مثل مثمود، إذا نفد ما عنده
A man who is depleted, like 'mathmood', if he has nothing left.
رجل مضفوف عليه
A man who is burdened upon.