غ ض ف

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

The root غ ض ف primarily relates to concepts of breaking, bending, drooping, and softness, often applied to physical objects like branches or ears, but also extending to abstract concepts like darkness, ease of life, and even the state of a well or a herd.

Derived headwords

غَضَفَverb

1.
to breakclassical
To break something, but not completely or cleanly.
2.
to droop/bendclassical
To droop or bend, specifically referring to an animal's ear.
3.
to takeclassical
To take or seize, as an animal taking its young.
4.
to fartclassical
To emit flatulence.

غَضْفًاnoun

1.
breakingclassical
The act of breaking something incompletely.
2.
droopingclassical
The act of drooping or bending, especially of an ear.
3.
takingclassical
The act of taking or seizing.

غَضَفَ الكلب أذنهverb

1.
to droop its earclassical
When a dog droops or bends its ear.

غَضَفَاناًnoun

1.
twistingclassical
The act of twisting, specifically referring to an ear.

تَغْضِفُverb

1.
to take youngclassical
When a female animal (like an ass) takes its young.

الغَضْفnoun

1.
a type of treeclassical
A tree found in India, resembling a palm tree but with specific characteristics of its fruit and fronds.
2.
ear laxityclassical
A condition of looseness and bending in the ear.

غَضِفَverb

1.
to become lax-earedclassical
To become loose-eared, referring to an animal.

أَغْضَفَverb

1.
to darkenclassical
To become dark or obscure, referring to the night.
2.
to increase frondsclassical
When date palms produce many fronds and poor fruit.
3.
to be heavy with rainclassical
When the sky becomes heavy with clouds, indicating rain.
4.
to increase in wealthclassical
When a place of rest or a herd increases in abundance and prosperity.

مُغْضِفَةadjective

1.
having many frondsclassical
Describing date palms that have abundant fronds and poor fruit.
2.
heavy with rainclassical
Describing the sky when it is laden with clouds and likely to rain.
3.
abundantclassical
Describing a place or herd that is abundant and prosperous.

مُغَضَّفَةadjective

1.
approaching ripenessclassical
Describing fruit that is close to being ripe but not yet fully so.
2.
hanging lowclassical
Describing fruit that hangs low and appears relaxed on the tree.

تَغْضِيفnoun

1.
hanging downclassical
The act of hanging down or suspending.

تَغَضُّفnoun

1.
bending and breakingclassical
The act of bending, twisting, and breaking.
2.
collapsingclassical
The act of collapsing or caving in, referring to a well.

تَغَضَّفَverb

1.
to bend and breakclassical
To bend, twist, and break.
2.
to collapseclassical
To collapse or cave in, referring to a well.
3.
to coverclassical
When the night covers or envelops.
4.
to increase in goodnessclassical
When the world becomes abundant with goodness and prosperity.
5.
to coilclassical
When a snake coils or twists.

اِنْغَضَفَverb

1.
to breakclassical
To break or become broken.
2.
to collapseclassical
To collapse or cave in, referring to a well.
3.
to enter intoclassical
To enter deeply into something, like dust.

غَضْفَاءadjective

1.
drooping-earedclassical
Describing an animal with long, drooping, and bent ears.
2.
abundantclassical
Describing a year or season that is abundant and fertile.

الأَغْضَفadjective

1.
thick-featheredclassical
Describing an arrow with thick feathers.
2.
darkclassical
Describing a night that is very dark.
3.
easy and abundantclassical
Describing a life that is soft, abundant, and prosperous.
4.
bent-earedclassical
Describing a lion with bent or relaxed ears.
5.
thick-furredclassical
Describing a lion with abundant fur and thick skin.

الغَاضِفadjective

1.
prosperousclassical
Describing someone living a comfortable and prosperous life.
2.
soft lifeclassical
Describing a life that is soft, easy, and abundant.

الغَضْفَةnoun

1.
a birdclassical
A type of bird, possibly a type of sandgrouse.
2.
a small hillclassical
A small hill or mound.

غُضَيْفname

1.
a nameclassical
A male given name, possibly a variant of Harith.

مُغْضِفadjective

1.
abundantclassical
Describing a place or herd that is abundant and prosperous.

غَضِيفname

1.
a place nameclassical
A place name.

غَضِفَ الفرسverb

1.
to start runningclassical
When a horse starts running without a clear direction or count.

غَضَفَverb

1.
to take and scoopclassical
To take and scoop, possibly referring to food or water.

مُنْغَضِفadjective

1.
accumulatedclassical
Describing fog or mist that has accumulated.

Parallel reading

غضف العود والشيء يغضفه غضفا: كسره فلم ينغم كسره

The branch and the thing are broken (yaghḍifuhu ghaḍfan): it is broken, but not completely.

وغضف الكلب أذنه يغضفها غضفا: أرخاها وكسرها

And the dog drooped its ear (yaghḍifuhā ghaḍfan): it relaxed it and bent it.

وقال غيره: غضف الكلب أذنه غضفانا، وغضفانا: إذا لواها

And others said: The dog twisted its ear (ghaḍafānan, wa ghaḍafānan): if it twisted it.

وغضفت الأتان تغضف غضفا: إذا أخذت الجري أخذا

And the she-ass took her young (taghḍifu ghaḍfan): if she took the young.

والغضف، محركة: شجر بالهند كالنخل سواء

And al-Ghaḍf, (vowelized): a tree in India, similar to a palm tree.

وهو نبات يشبه نبات النخل سواء، ولكنه لا يطول، له سعف كثير وشوك

It is a plant resembling a palm plant, but it does not grow tall, it has many fronds and thorns.

والغضف: استرخاء في الأذن وتكسر

And al-Ghaḍf: is a looseness and bending in the ear.

وقد غضف، كفرح: إذا صار مسترخي الأذن

And he became lax-eared (ghaḍifa, like fariḥa): if he became loose-eared.

ويقال: كلب أغضف، من كلاب غضف بالضم

And it is said: an 'aghḍaf' dog, from dogs with (ghuḍuf) with dammah.

وقيل: غضفت الأذن غضفا، وهي عضفاء: طالت واسترخت وتكسرت

And it was said: the ear drooped (ghaḍifat ghaḍfan), and it is 'aḍfā': it became long, relaxed, and bent.

والأغضف من السهام: الغليظ الريش وهو خلاف الأصمع

And the 'aghḍaf' of arrows: is the thick-feathered one, and it is the opposite of al-aṣma'.

والأغضف من الليالي: المظلم يقال: ليل أغضف: إذا ألبس ظلامه

And the 'aghḍaf' of nights: is the dark one. It is said: an 'aghḍaf' night: if its darkness envelops.

والأغضف من العيش: الناعم الرغد الرخي الخصيب

And the 'aghḍaf' of life: is the soft, abundant, easy, and fertile.

والأغضف من الأسد: المتثني الأذنين

And the 'aghḍaf' of lions: is the one with bent ears.

والأغضف من السباع: الذي انكسر أعلى أذنه، واسترخى أصله

And the 'aghḍaf' of beasts: is the one whose upper ear is broken and whose base is relaxed.

والغاضف: الناعم البال

And the ghāḍif: is the one with a comfortable life.

والغاضف: الناعم من العيش

And the ghāḍif: is the soft life.

والغضفة، محركة: طائر، أو هي القطاة الجونية

And al-Ghaḍfah, (vowelized): a bird, or it is the desert partridge.

والغضفة: الأكمة

And al-Ghaḍfah: is a small hill.

وأغضف الليل: أظلم واسود

And the night became dark (aghḍafa): it became dark and black.

وأغضفت النخل: كثر سعفها وساء ثمرها فهي مغضف، ومغضفة

And the date palms became abundant in fronds (aghḍafat): their fronds increased and their fruit became bad, so they are mughḍif and mughḍafah.

وثمرة مغضفة: تقاربت من الإدراك ولما تدرك

And a mughḍafah fruit: is close to ripening but has not yet ripened.

أو أغضفت النخل: إذا أوقرت

Or the date palms became laden (aghḍafat): if they became heavy (with fruit).

وأغضفت السماء: إذا أخالت للمطر وذلك إذا لبسها الغيم

And the sky became heavy (aghḍafat): if it showed signs of rain, which is when clouds cover it.

وأغضف العطن: كثر نعمه

And the pasture became abundant (aghḍafa): its blessings increased.

والتغضيف: التدلية

And at-taghḍīf: is hanging down.

والتغضف: التغضن مثل التغيف، والميل والتثني والتكسر

And at-taghaḍḍuf: is bending like at-taghayyuf, and leaning, twisting, and breaking.

ويقال: تغضف عليه: إذا مال وتثنى وتكسر

And it is said: he bent towards him (taghaḍḍafa 'alayhi): if he leaned, twisted, and broke.

والتغضف: تهدم أجوال البئر وقد تغضفت

And at-taghaḍḍuf: is the collapse of the sides of a well, and it has collapsed (taghaḍḍafat).

وتغضف علينا الليل: ألبسنا

And the night covered us (taghaḍḍafa 'alaynā): it enveloped us.

وتغضفت علينا الدنيا إذا كثر خيرها، وأقبلت

And the world became abundant for us (taghaḍḍafat 'alaynā) if its goodness increased and it turned towards us.

وتغضفت الحية: تلوت

And the snake coiled (taghaḍḍafat): it twisted.

وانغضفوا في الغبار: دخلوا فيه

And they entered into the dust (inġaḍafū): they entered into it.

وانغضفت البئر: انهارت وتهدمت أجوالها

And the well collapsed (inġaḍafat): it caved in and its sides were destroyed.

وكل متثن مسترخ: أغضف، والأنثى غضفاء

And every twisted and relaxed thing: is 'aghḍaf', and the female is 'ghaḍfā'.

والغضفاء من المعز: المنحطة أطراف الأذنين من طولهما

And the 'ghaḍfā' of goats: is the one whose ear tips hang down due to their length.

وانغضفت أذنه: إذا انكسرت من غير خلقة

And his ear became broken (inġaḍafat): if it broke not by nature.

وانغضف الضباب: تراكم بعضه على بعض

And the fog accumulated (inġaḍafa): some of it piled upon others.

ويقال: في أشفاره غضف وغطف بمعنى واحد

And it is said: in its eyelashes is 'ghaḍaf' and 'ghaṭaf' with the same meaning.

ويقال: سنة غضفاء: إذا كانت مخضبة

And it is said: a 'ghaḍfā' year: if it is abundant.

وغضف الفرس وغيره: أخذ في الجري من غير حساب

And the horse and others ran (ghaḍafa): they started running without measure.

يقال: غضف فلان من طعام لين

It is said: So-and-so took (ghaḍafa) from soft food.