ع ف ف
Root entry · 49 derived lemmasThis root primarily concerns the concept of restraint, abstinence, and refraining from something, particularly from unlawful or undesirable actions. It also extends to meanings related to the remaining or leftover of something, and in specific contexts, to physical states or actions.
Derived headwords
- 1.to refrainboth
To abstain from what is forbidden or improper.
- 2.to be abundantclassical
Used for milk that has accumulated in the udder.
- 1.abstinenceboth
The act of refraining from unlawful or improper things.
- 1.remaining milkclassical
The leftover milk in an udder after most has been milked.
- 2.abstinenceclassical
The act of refraining from unlawful or improper things.
- 1.chastityboth
Refraining from sexual misconduct; purity.
- 2.abstinenceboth
The act of refraining from unlawful or improper things.
- 3.old womanclassical
An old woman, also spelled with a 'th'.
- 1.he refrainsboth
The present tense of the verb 'to refrain', indicating abstaining from the forbidden or improper.
- 1.chasteboth
Abstaining from unlawful sexual relations; pure.
- 2.abstinentboth
Refraining from what is forbidden or improper.
- 1.to seek to refrainboth
To strive to abstain from something, particularly from asking or begging.
- 1.seeking abstinenceboth
The act of seeking to refrain from unlawful things or begging.
- 1.to refrain (from asking)both
To abstain from asking or begging, especially when possible.
- 1.to act abstinentboth
To behave in a way that shows abstinence or chastity, often by effort.
- 2.to endure patientlyclassical
To be patient and abstinent from something.
- 1.abstinenceboth
The act of abstaining, refraining, or enduring patiently.
- 2.seeking abstinenceclassical
The act of seeking to refrain from unlawful things or begging.
- 1.chaste onesboth
Plural of 'عفيف' (chaste, abstinent).
- 1.chaste womanboth
A woman who is chaste and pure.
- 1.chaste womenboth
Plural of 'عفيفة' (chaste woman).
- 1.chaste womenboth
Plural of 'عفيفة' (chaste woman).
- 1.to feign abstinenceclassical
To pretend or force oneself to be abstinent or chaste.
- 1.to accumulateclassical
Used for milk gathering in the udder.
- 1.abstinenceclassical
Abstinence from unlawful things.
- 1.name of a companionclassical
A name of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, possibly 'Afif ibn Mudarrib.
- 1.Afif al-Kindiclassical
A well-known companion of the Prophet Muhammad.
- 1.Ibn al-Afifclassical
A Tabi'i (successor) who narrated from Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, whose name is unknown.
- 1.Afif ibn Bujaydclassical
A person whose lineage is traced back to al-Harith ibn Kilab.
- 1.to remainclassical
Used for milk remaining in the udder.
- 1.remaining milkclassical
The leftover milk in an udder after most has been milked.
- 1.remaining milkclassical
The leftover milk in an udder after most has been milked.
- 1.it retained milkclassical
Said of a ewe that retained milk in its udder.
- 1.I gave it to drinkclassical
To give someone to drink the remaining milk (al-'afafah).
- 1.to drink remaining milkclassical
To drink the leftover milk from an udder.
- 1.its timeclassical
Meaning its time or appointed period, likely an idiomatic usage.
- 1.medicineclassical
A name for medicine.
- 1.old womanclassical
An old woman, also spelled with a 'th'.
- 2.small white fishclassical
A type of small, smooth, white fish whose cooked taste is like rice.
- 1.name of a personboth
A proper name, used for males, with grammatical variations in declension.
- 1.Afan ibn Abi al-Asclassical
The father of Uthman ibn Affan, a relative of the Umayyad caliphs.
- 1.Afan al-Azdiclassical
A narrator whose reliability is debated.
- 1.Afan ibn Sa'idclassical
A narrator considered unknown by some.
- 1.Afan ibn Sayyarclassical
A narrator of a mursal (broken chain) hadith.
- 1.Afan ibn Jubayrclassical
A hadith narrator.
- 1.Afan ibn Muslimclassical
A hadith narrator.
- 1.Afan ibn al-Bahirclassical
A companion who settled in Homs, with variations in his name.
- 1.Abu Afanclassical
A kunya (patronymic) for several individuals, including Ghaleb al-Qattan and Uthman al-Uthmani.
- 1.Acacia fruitclassical
The fruit of the Acacia tree.
- 1.to eatclassical
To eat the fruit of the Acacia tree ('al-'af'af).
- 1.to recoverclassical
An imperative verb meaning 'recover' or 'take care', related to treatment.
- 2.to endureclassical
To endure or abstain, possibly related to 'ta'afuf'.
- 1.to milk againclassical
To milk a camel or similar animal after the first milking.
- 1.it grazedclassical
Said of camels that picked up dry herbage with their tongues from above the ground.
- 1.chaste onesboth
Plural of 'عفيف' (chaste, abstinent).
- 1.to be chasteclassical
To practice chastity or abstinence.
- 1.you take itclassical
You take something after something else; to take a portion.
- 1.Miniyat al-Afifmodern
A village in Egypt, in the Monufia Governorate.