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غ ط ف

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of abundance, lushness, and thickness, particularly concerning hair and eyelashes. It also extends to terms for a comfortable life and names of tribes and individuals.

Derived headwords

الغَطْفnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundance of livingclassical

    Refers to a state of plentiful and comfortable living.

  2. 2.
    Thick eyelashesboth

    Describes long, curved, and abundant eyelashes.

  3. 3.
    Thick eyebrowsboth

    Refers to abundant hair in the eyebrows.

  4. 4.
    Sparse eyebrowsclassical

    Contrarily, it can also mean sparse hair in the eyebrows.

  5. 5.
    Sparse eyelashesclassical

    It may also be used to describe sparse eyelashes.

أَغْطَفadjective
  1. 1.
    Lush, abundantclassical

    Used to describe a life of abundance, similar to 'aghdaf'. It can also describe thick eyelashes.

غَطِيفname
  1. 1.
    Name of a tribeboth

    A name for a tribe or a group of people, with specific lineages mentioned from Madhhij and Tayy.

  2. 2.
    Name of a personboth

    A given name for individuals, with historical figures bearing this name.

غَطِيفِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Belonging to Ghutayfboth

    An adjective referring to something or someone related to the tribe or lineage of Ghutayf.

من الغطيفيات في صريحين — from the Ghutayfiyyat among the pure lineages
غَطْفَانname
  1. 1.
    Name of a tribeboth

    A major Arab tribe, specifically Ghatafan bin Sa'd bin Qays Aylan.

  2. 2.
    Name of a personboth

    A name for individuals, such as Abu Ghatafan.

أَوْطَفadjective
  1. 1.
    Thick eyelashesclassical

    Means the same as 'aghf' (thick eyelashes), referring to abundant and long eyelashes.

الوَطْفnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundant hairclassical

    Refers to abundant hair, particularly in eyebrows or eyelashes.

غَطِيفname
  1. 1.
    Name of a horseclassical

    The name of a notable horse belonging to the Ghutayf lineage.

غَطِيفname
  1. 1.
    Name of a companionclassical

    A name for a Companion of the Prophet, such as Furwah bin Musayk Al-Ghutayfi.

غَطِيفname
  1. 1.
    Name of a tabi'iclassical

    A name for a Successor (Tabi'i), such as Abu Ghutayf Al-Hudhali.

روح بن غطيفname
  1. 1.
    A narrator of hadithclassical

    A specific individual, Ruh bin Ghutayf Al-Thaqafi Al-Jazari, known as a narrator of hadith, though considered weak.

أم غطيفname
  1. 1.
    Name of a female companionclassical

    The name of a female Companion of the Prophet, Umm Ghutayf Al-Hudhaliyyah.

الغاطوفnoun
  1. 1.
    Trap, snareclassical

    A trap or snare, used as a variant pronunciation of a word with similar meaning.

غطيف السلميname
  1. 1.
    A specific individualclassical

    A person named Ghutayf Al-Sulaymi, mentioned in a poetic context.

Parallel reading

سعة العيش وعيش أغطف
Abundance of living and a life of abundance.
وفي أشفاره غطف هو أن يطول شعر الأجفان ثم ينعطف
And in his eyelashes was 'ghataf', which is for the eyelid hair to grow long then curve.
أو كثرة شعر الحاجب
Or abundance of eyebrow hair.
وقيل: الغطف: قلة شعر الحاجب
And it was said: 'Al-ghataf' is sparseness of eyebrow hair.
والأغطف بمعنى واحد في الأشفار
And 'al-aghf' means the same regarding eyelashes.
الغطف: ضد الوطف، وهو قلة شعر الحاجبين
'Al-ghataf' is the opposite of 'al-watf', which is sparseness of eyebrow hair.
غطفان، محركة: حي من قيس وهو غطفان بن سعد بن قيس عيلان
Ghatafan, movable: a tribe from Qays, and it is Ghatafan bin Sa'd bin Qays Aylan.
لو لم تكن غطفان لا ذنوب لها ... إلى لامت ذوو أحسابها عمرا
If Ghatafan had no sins... their noble ones would blame Amr.
بنو غطيف، كزبير: حي من العرب
Banu Ghutayf, like Zubayr: a tribe from the Arabs.
هم بنو غطيف بن ناجية بن مراد
They are Banu Ghutayf bin Najiyah bin Murad.
وهم بنو غطيف بن حارثة ابن سعد بن الحشرج
And they are Banu Ghutayf bin Harithah bin Sa'd bin Al-Hashraj.
والغطيفي: فرس كان لهم في الإسلام نسب إليهم
And Al-Ghutayfi: a horse they had in Islam, to which they were attributed.
أم غطيف الهذلية: صحابية هي التي ضربتها مليكة
Umm Ghutayf Al-Hudhaliyyah: a female companion who was struck by Mulaykah.
أبو غطيف الهذلي: تابعي ويقال: غضيف، ويقال: عطيف
Abu Ghutayf Al-Hudhali: a Successor, and it is said: Ghudayf, and it is said: Atif.
روح بن غطيف بن أبي سفيان الثقفي الجزري: محدث يروي عن الزهري
Ruh bin Ghutayf bin Abi Sufyan Al-Thaqafi Al-Jazari: a traditionist who narrates from Al-Zuhri.
الغاطوف: المصيدة، لغة في المهملة
Al-Ghatuf: the trap, a variant pronunciation in the unpointed script.
غطيف السلمي: الذي قيل فيه: لتجدني بالأمير برا وبالقناة مدعسا مكرا إذا غطيف السلمي فرا
Ghutayf Al-Sulaymi: about whom it was said: You will find me loyal to the prince and a cunning fighter in battle, when Ghutayf Al-Sulaymi is present.