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غ ي ف

Root entry · 30 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the bending, leaning, or swaying of branches, and by extension, to a soft, luxurious, or easy life. It also encompasses concepts of fear, retreat, and specific types of trees and places.

Derived headwords

غَافَت الشَّجَرَةُverb
  1. 1.
    branches swayedboth

    The tree's branches bent and swayed to the right and left.

تَغِيفُverb
  1. 1.
    swayedclassical

    It swayed, referring to the bending of branches to the right and left.

غَيْفَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    swayingclassical

    The act of swaying, referring to branches bending to the right and left.

تَغَيُّفverb
  1. 1.
    swayedclassical

    It swayed, referring to the bending of branches to the right and left. This form is considered more correct than 'taghayyuf'.

يَتَغَيَّفُverb
  1. 1.
    swayedclassical

    It sways, referring to the bending of branches.

الأَغْيَفadjective
  1. 1.
    soft, luxuriousclassical

    Describing a soft, luxurious, or easy life, similar to 'aghyad' but without sleepiness.

أَغْيَفadjective
  1. 1.
    soft, luxuriousclassical

    Describing a soft, luxurious, or easy life.

غِيفَانِيadjective
  1. 1.
    soft, luxuriousclassical

    Describing a soft, luxurious, or easy life.

الغِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    flock of birdsclassical

    A gathering or flock of birds.

الغَيَّافadjective
  1. 1.
    very beardedclassical

    Describing someone with a very long, wide, and large beard.

الغِيفَانnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of treeclassical

    Refers to the tree 'al-marakh', though this is likely a misspelling and should be 'al-marah'.

الغَافnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of treeboth

    A large tree that grows in sand, with small leaves like apple leaves, and very sweet fruit resembling broad bean pods. Its wood is white. It is also described as a thorny acacia-like tree growing in sandy areas.

  2. 2.
    a place nameboth

    A place name in Oman.

غَافَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a single 'ghaf' treeboth

    A single tree of the 'ghaf' species.

أَغَافَهُverb
  1. 1.
    made it soft/luxuriousclassical

    The tree made it (something) soft or luxurious due to its abundance and lushness.

إِغَافَةnoun
  1. 1.
    making soft/luxuriousclassical

    The act of making something soft or luxurious.

غَيْفَةname
  1. 1.
    a place nameboth

    A place name near Bilbeis in eastern Egypt. It is sometimes misspelled as 'Ghaythah' (with thaa').

تَغْيِيفًاverb
  1. 1.
    fledclassical

    To flee or run away.

  2. 2.
    showed cowardiceclassical

    To show cowardice, to be timid, or to lie, especially in war.

فَغَيَّفَverb
  1. 1.
    showed cowardiceclassical

    He showed cowardice, was timid, or lied.

تَغَيَّفَ الفَرَسُverb
  1. 1.
    swayed in runningclassical

    The horse swayed or leaned to one side while running.

المُتَغَيِّفadjective
  1. 1.
    swaying horseclassical

    A horse that sways or leans to one side while running. This is the name of a horse belonging to Abi Fayd bin Harmlah al-Sadusi.

المُغِيفadjective
  1. 1.
    swaying horseclassical

    A horse that sways or leans to one side while running. This is an alternative reading for 'al-mutaghayyif'.

تَغَيَّفَverb
  1. 1.
    struttedclassical

    To strut or walk with a proud, swaying gait.

  2. 2.
    walked swiftlyclassical

    To walk smoothly and swiftly.

  3. 3.
    swayedclassical

    To sway or move with a supple, swaying motion, especially in the gait.

  4. 4.
    walked proudlyclassical

    To walk with conceit or arrogance.

أُغِيفَت الشَّجَرَةُverb
  1. 1.
    swayedclassical

    The tree swayed, similar to 'taghayyufat'.

إِغْفَافًاnoun
  1. 1.
    swayingclassical

    The act of swaying, referring to a tree.

شَجَرَةٌ غَيْفَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    swaying treeclassical

    A tree with branches that sway.

شَجَرٌ أَغْيَفadjective
  1. 1.
    swaying treesclassical

    Trees with branches that sway.

غَيَّفَ عَن الأَمْرِverb
  1. 1.
    refrained fromclassical

    To refrain from or desist from a matter.

غَيَّفَverb
  1. 1.
    hesitatedclassical

    To hesitate or hold back.

غَيْفَانname
  1. 1.
    a place nameboth

    A place name.

الغَافname
  1. 1.
    a place nameboth

    A place name in Oman.

Parallel reading

فظل لها لدن من الأثل مورق ... إذا زعزعته سكبة يتغيف
And for it, a supple, leafy tamarisk remained... when a downpour shook it, it swayed.
في دفء أرطاة لها حني عوج جواف ولها عصي وهدب أغيف
In the warmth of an acacia, with curved, hollow branches, and soft, luxurious foliage.
إلى ابن أبي العاصي هشام تعسفت ... بنا العيس من حيث التقى الغاف والرمل
To Ibn Abi al-Aasi Hisham, the camels struggled... from where the 'ghaf' tree met the sand.
ألفيتهم يوم الهياج كأنهم ... أسد ببيشة أو بغاف رؤاف
I found them on the day of battle as if they were... lions of Bisheh or of Ghāf Rū'āf.
إليك نأشت يا ابن أبي عقيل ... ودوني الغاف غاف قرى عمان
To you I grew, O son of Abi Aqeel... and between me and you is the 'ghaf' tree of the villages of Oman.
أغافه أي: الشجر، إغافة: أماله من النعمة والغضوضة.
The tree made it (something) sway, 'ighafah': it inclined it from abundance and lushness.
وحسبتنا نزع الكتيبة غدوة ... فيغيفون ونوجع السرعانا
And they thought we would dislodge the battalion at dawn... they would flee and we would inflict swift pain.
وإنما المتغيّف فرس أبي فيد بن حرمل السدوسي
And 'al-Mutaghayyif' is the horse of Abi Fayd bin Harmlah al-Sadusi.
تغيف: تبختر ومشى مشية الطوال
Taghayyuf: to strut and walk with a proud gait.
مر البعير يتغيف
The camel passed, moving swiftly.
أن يتثنى ويتمايل في شقيه من سعة الخطو، ولين السير
To bend and sway in its sides from the wideness of the stride and the softness of the gait.
تغيف: اختال في مشيته
Taghayyuf: to walk with conceit in his gait.
وهدب أغيف غيفاني
And soft, luxurious foliage.
تغيف عن الأمر، وغيف: نكل
Taghayyuf from the matter, and ghayyaf: he hesitated.