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ع ذ ف

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sustenance, eating, and consuming, with some extensions to silence and bitterness. It describes what is eaten by humans and animals, and also refers to poisonous substances.

Derived headwords

العَذُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    Sustenanceboth

    That which a person or animal subsists on.

  2. 2.
    Bitternessclassical

    Refers to bitter substances.

  3. 3.
    Silenceclassical

    The state of being silent.

عَذَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to eatboth

    To consume food or sustenance.

عَذُوفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Eatingboth

    The act of eating or consuming.

عَذَافnoun
  1. 1.
    Deadly poisonclassical

    A poisonous substance that is fatal.

عَاذِفًاadjective
  1. 1.
    Not having eatenclassical

    Describing someone who has not tasted anything, implying hunger or fasting.

عَذَفَ نَفْسَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to restrain oneselfclassical

    To hold back or restrain oneself, possibly from eating or speaking.

Parallel reading

وهو ما يتقوته الإنسان والدابة
And it is what a person and an animal subsist on.
والذال المعجمة لغة ربيعة
And with the dotted 'dhāl' is a dialect of Rabīʿah.
وبالمهملة لغة لسائر العرب
And with the unpointed letter is a dialect of the rest of the Arabs.
وعذف يعذف عذوفا: أكل
And 'ʿadhf' he 'yaʿdhifu' with 'ʿudhūfan': he ate.
سم عذاف، كغراب: أي قاتل مقلوب من ذعاف
A deadly poison, like 'ghurāb': meaning fatal, an inversion of 'dhiʿāf'.
ما زلت عاذفا منذ اليوم
I have been 'ʿādhaf' since today.
أي لم أذق شيئا
Meaning, I have not tasted anything.
عذف نفسه، كعدفها
He restrained his soul, like 'ʿadafahā'.
العذوف: السكوت
Al-ʿadhūf: silence.
العذوف: المرارات
Al-ʿadhūf: the bitter things.