ط ر خ ف

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of thinness, froth, or a light, foamy substance. It is also associated with a bird's droppings, suggesting a connection to something light or perhaps undesirable.

Derived headwords

الطُّرْخُفُnoun

1.
thin frothclassical
Refers to the thin or watery part of froth or foam.

الطُّرْخُفَةُnoun

1.
thin frothclassical
Refers to the thin or watery part of froth or foam.

الرَّخْفُnoun

1.
thin frothclassical
The thin part of froth or foam.
2.
worst frothclassical
Specifically, the inferior or worst kind of froth.
3.
bird droppingsclassical
Figuratively, it is likened to the droppings of a bird, suggesting lightness or something insignificant.

الطُّخْرُفُnoun

1.
froth or foamclassical
A term for froth or foam, possibly related to the root's core meaning.

الطُّخْرُفَةُnoun

1.
froth or foamclassical
A term for froth or foam, possibly related to the root's core meaning.

Parallel reading

هما ما رق من الزبد وسال

They are what is thin from the froth and flows.

وهو الرخف أيضا

And it is also the Rakhf.

أو هو شر الزبد

Or it is the worst of the froth.

والرخف كأنه سلح طائر

And the Rakhf is as if it were bird droppings.

وكأنه الذي سبق للمصنف من الطخرف والطخرفة

And it is as if it were what preceded for the author from Al-Tukhruf and Al-Tukhrufah.

فإنهما مقلوبان من الطخرف

For they are inversions of Al-Tukhruf.