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غ ر ف

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of scooping or taking something, often with a tool or by hand. It extends to concepts of abundance, spaciousness, and sometimes breaking or cutting.

Derived headwords

غَرَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to scoopboth

    To take something, especially liquid, with a scoop or by hand.

  2. 2.
    to takeclassical

    To take or seize something.

غَرْفnoun
  1. 1.
    scoopingboth

    The act of scooping or taking.

  2. 2.
    tanningclassical

    The process of tanning a hide, especially with specific ingredients.

غُرْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    scoopclassical

    A tool used for scooping, especially water.

غَرَّافadjective
  1. 1.
    abundantclassical

    Describing a river that is abundant with water.

  2. 2.
    spaciousclassical

    Describing a horse that is wide-chested and takes large strides.

غَرَّافname
  1. 1.
    name of a horseclassical

    The name of a horse belonging to Al-Bara' ibn Qays.

  2. 2.
    name of a horseclassical

    The name of a horse belonging to Khuzayz ibn Lawdhan.

غَرِيفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of garmentclassical

    A garment worn by a prophet, as mentioned in a supplementary text.

تَغَرَّفَverb
  1. 1.
    to take everythingclassical

    To take everything with oneself.

اِنْغَرَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to break offclassical

    To break off or become detached.

  2. 2.
    to breakclassical

    To break, especially a bone or a twig.

  3. 3.
    to dieclassical

    To pass away or die.

  4. 4.
    to bendclassical

    To bend or become crooked.

غَرْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    ropeclassical

    A rope, specifically a Yemeni term for a rope used for a camel's head.

مِزْوَدَة غُرْفِيَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    fullclassical

    Describing a waterskin that is full.

  2. 2.
    tannedclassical

    Describing a hide tanned with specific materials.

غَرِيفname
  1. 1.
    a type of sand duneclassical

    A specific type of sand dune belonging to the Banu Sa'd tribe.

أبو الغَرِيفname
  1. 1.
    name of a personclassical

    A kunya (patronymic) for a person named 'Ubayd Allah ibn Khalifa Al-Hamdani.

عَمْرو بن أبي الغَرِيفname
  1. 1.
    name of a personclassical

    A person who narrated from Al-Sha'bi.

المُغْتَرِفِيّname
  1. 1.
    nisbaclassical

    A nisba (attribution) indicating descent from someone named Al-Mu'ghatafi.

غَيْثٌ غَرَّافadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy rainclassical

    Describing rain that is abundant and heavy.

الغُرُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    bendingclassical

    The act of bending or twisting.

  2. 2.
    breakingclassical

    The act of breaking or snapping.

اِنْقَصَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to breakclassical

    To break or snap, often used for brittle objects.

Parallel reading

فأغار عليهما ناس من بكر بن وائل
Then people from Bakr ibn Wa'il raided them.
فركب فرسا يقال له: غراف
He rode a horse called Ghuraf.
فلا يلحق فارسا منهم إلا ضربه برمحه
He would not catch up to a horseman among them except that he would strike him with his spear.
وأخذ السميدع
And he captured Al-Sumaida'.
فناداه يا براء أنشدك الجوار
And he called out to him, 'O Bara', I implore you by the covenant of protection!'
وأعجب القوم الفرس
And the people were impressed by the horse.
فقالوا: لك جارك وأنت آمن، فأعطنا الفرس
They said: 'Your companion is yours, and you are safe; give us the horse.'
فاستوثق منهم، ودفع إليهم الفرس، واستنقذ جاره
He secured himself from them, handed over the horse, and rescued his companion.
والغراف من الأنهر: الكثير الماء
And Al-Ghuraf from rivers: the abundant in water.
وقال أبو زيد: الغراف من الخيل: الرحيب الشحوة، الكثير الأخذ بقوائمه من الأرض
And Abu Zayd said: Al-Ghuraf from horses: the wide-chested, the one that takes much from the ground with its hooves.
ويقال: تغرفني: أي أخذ كل شيء معي
And it is said: 'Tagharrafani': meaning, 'he took everything with me.'
وانغرف الشيء: انقطع مطاوع غرفه غرفا
And the thing 'ingharrafa': it broke off, a passive form of 'gharafa' (to scoop).
تنام عن كبر شأنها فإذا ... قامت رويدا تكاد تنغرف
She sleeps, despite her great importance, and when ... she stands slowly, she almost breaks.
غيث غراف: غزير
Ghayth ghuraf: abundant rain.
الغرف: التثني والانقصاف
Al-Ghuruf: bending and breaking.
انغرف العظم: انكسر
The bone 'ingharrafa': it broke.
وانغرف: مات
And 'ingharrafa': he died.
وغرف البعير يغرفه، ويغرفه غرفا: ألقى في رأسه الغرفة: أي الحبل، يمانية
And the camel 'gharafa' (verb form) - yaghrufu, wa yaghrafu ghafran: it threw into its head the 'ghurfah': meaning the rope, a Yemeni term.
ومزادة غرفية: أي ملآنة
And a 'mizwadah ghurfiyyah': meaning, full.
وغرف الجلد غرفا: دبغه بالغرف
And the hide 'gharafa' ghafran: he tanned it with 'al-ghurf'.