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ط ح ف

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a type of thin, elevated cloud. It also has a secondary meaning referring to a specific type of grain or seed found in Yemen, though this might be a homograph or a related concept.

Derived headwords

الطَّحَافnoun
  1. 1.
    elevated thin cloudclassical

    A type of cloud that is elevated and thin. It is mentioned as a variant pronunciation or spelling of a word related to clouds.

الطَّحْفnoun
  1. 1.
    Yemeni grainclassical

    A type of grain or seed found in Yemen, which is cooked and eaten. It is noted that this might be a variant of 'al-ṭahf' with a 'h' (هاء).

Parallel reading

الطحاف، كسحاب أهمله الجماعة، وهو: السحاب المرتفع الرقيق لغة في الخاء المعجمة عن ابن عديس.
Al-ṭaḥāf, like clouds, is neglected by the group, and it is: the elevated thin cloud, a dialectal variant for the letter 'khā' (خ) from Ibn ʿUdays.
ومما يستدرك عليه: الطحف: حب يكون باليمن يطبخ، قاله الليث،
And among what is added to it: Al-ṭaḥf: a grain that is in Yemen which is cooked, said Al-Layth,
وقال الأزهري: هو الطهف بالهاء، ولعل الحاء تبدل من الهاء.
And Al-Azhari said: it is 'al-ṭahf' with a 'hā' (ه), and perhaps the 'ḥā' (ح) is a substitution for the 'hā' (ه).