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Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes flat, open, and often desolate or dangerous terrain, such as plains, deserts, or wastelands. It can also refer to specific locations, days of conflict, or even a type of rock.

Derived headwords

الفِيفnoun

1.
Level groundboth
The essential meaning is level ground. It can also refer to a desert or wasteland that is flat, spacious, and lacks water.

الفيف: المكان المستوي نقله الجوهري — The Fief: the level place, as transferred by Al-Jawhari.

الفِيفَاةnoun

1.
Desert, wastelandclassical
A large, flat, and waterless desert or wasteland.

الفِيفْيَاءnoun

1.
Desert, wastelandclassical
A large, flat, and waterless desert or wasteland, with the possibility of the initial 'alif' being extra.

والفيفياء بالمد ويقصر فيكتب بالياء — And al-fifiyaa' (with elongation) and it can be shortened and written with yaa'.

فِيفnoun

1.
Level groundclassical
Level ground, used in the sense of a desert or wasteland.
2.
Dwelling placeclassical
A dwelling place for the tribe of Muzaynah.

فيف في هذا المعنى — Fief in this meaning.

أعاذل من يحتل فيفا وفيحة ... وثورا، ومن يحمى الأكاحل بعدنا — O blame, who will inhabit Fief and Faiha... and Thawr, and who will protect Al-Akahil after us?

أفْيَافnoun

1.
Deserts, wastelandsclassical
Plural of 'al-fief', referring to flat, spacious, and waterless deserts or wastelands.

مهيل أفياف لها فيوف — A desolate place of deserts, having plains.

فُيُوفnoun

1.
Plains, open spacesclassical
A plural form, possibly related to 'fief', referring to plains or open spaces within deserts.

مهيل أفياف لها فيوف — A desolate place of deserts, having plains.

فِيفِيّnoun

1.
Plains, open spacesclassical
Referring to plains or open spaces, possibly a shortened form.

الفيفي، مقصورا: فياف — Al-Fifi, shortened: Fiyaaf.

فِيف الرِّيحname

1.
Fief al-Rihclassical
A specific location in the region of Al-Dahnaa, known for a historical battle.
2.
Day of Fief al-Rihclassical
A specific day of conflict among Arab tribes that occurred at the location known as Fief al-Rih.

وفيف الريح: ع، بالدهناء — And Fief al-Rih: a place, in Al-Dahnaa.

يوم فيف الريح أبتم بالفلج — The day of Fief al-Rih, you returned with victory.

فِيفَاء رَشَادname

1.
Fai'aa Rashadclassical
A specific location mentioned in poetry.

متى تسلكوا فيفا رشاد تخودوا — Whenever you traverse Fai'aa Rashad, you will wade through.

فِيفَاء الخَبَّارname

1.
Fai'aa al-Khubbarclassical
A place near Al-Aqiq, where the Prophet Muhammad settled some people.

فِيفَاء الغَزَالname

1.
Fai'aa al-Ghazalclassical
A location in Mecca from which one descends to Al-Abtaḥ.

بفيفا غزال رفقة وأهلت — At Fai'aa al-Ghazal, a caravan arrived and became sacred.

الفِيفَاءnoun

1.
Smooth rockclassical
A smooth, flat rock.

فِيفَاء مَدَّانname

1.
Fai'aa Maddanclassical
A location mentioned in the context of Zayd ibn Harithah's expedition.

فِيفnoun

1.
Passage between mountainsclassical
A path or passage between two mountains.

وكل طريق بين جبلين: فيف — And every path between two mountains: Fief.

فِيفَانname

1.
Fayfanclassical
The name of a place mentioned by Ta'abbaṭ Sharran.

أناس بفيفان فمرت الفرانيا — People at Fayfan, and the swift ones passed by.

Parallel reading

الفيف: المكان المستوي نقله الجوهري.

Al-Fief: the level place, as transferred by Al-Jawhari.

أو هي المفازة التي لا ماء فيها مع الاستواء والسعة، قاله الليث

Or it is a desert that has no water in it, with flatness and spaciousness, so said Al-Layth.

والركب يعلو بهم صهب يمانية ... {فيفا عليه لذيل الريح نمنيم)

And the riding animals carry them, Yemenite sorrels... Fief upon it, with the trailing wind, a gentle breeze.

والفيفياء بالمد ويقصر فيكتب بالياء

And al-fifiyaa' (with elongation) and it can be shortened and written with yaa'.

ألف فيفاء زائدة، لأنهم يقولون: {فيف في هذا المعنى

The 'alif' of fifaa' is extra, because they say: 'fief' in this meaning.

ج الفيف: أفياف،! وفيوف

Plural of Al-Fief: Afyaaf, and Fuyuf.

مهيل أفياف لها فيوف

A desolate place of deserts, having plains.

والمهيل: المخوف، وقوله: لها أي من جوانبها صحارى، هذا نص الصحاح

And Al-Muhayyil: the fearsome, and his saying: 'lahaa' meaning from its sides are deserts, this is the text of Al-Sihaah.

وفي التكملة: هو تصحيف قبيح، وتفسير غير صحيح، والرواية مهبل بسكون الهاء وكسر الباء الموحدة، وهي مهواة ما بين كل جبلين

And in Al-Takmilah: it is an ugly textual corruption, and an incorrect interpretation. The narration is 'muhabbil' with sukoon on the haa' and kasra on the baa', and it is a chasm between every two mountains.

وجمع {- الفيفي، مقصورا:} فياف.

And the plural of Al-Fifi, shortened: Fiyaaf.

الفيف من الأرض: مختلف الرياح ورجحه شمر وأقره.

Al-Fief of the land: where winds differ, and Shamir favored and approved it.

أعاذل من يحتل {فيفا وفيحة ... وثورا، ومن يحمى الأكاحل بعدنا)

O blame, who will inhabit Fief and Faiha... and Thawr, and who will protect Al-Akahil after us?

وفيف الريح: ع، بالدهناء قال أبو عفان: هو بأعالي نجد، وله يوم معروف، كان فيه حرب بين خثعم وبني عامر

And Fief al-Rih: a place, in Al-Dahnaa. Abu Affan said: it is in the upper parts of Najd, and it has a known day, on which there was a war between Khath'am and Banu 'Amir.

وقد علموا أني أكر عليهم ... عشية فيف الريح كر المدور)

And they knew that I charge upon them... on the evening of Fief al-Rih, like the rolling tide.

أخبر المخبر عنكم أنكم ... يوم فيف الريح أبتم بالفلج

The informant informed about you that you... on the day of Fief al-Rih, returned with victory.

وقد علمت تلك المطية أنكم ... متى تسلكوا {فيفا رشاد تخودوا)

And that mount knew that you... whenever you traverse Fai'aa Rashad, you will wade through.

وفيفاء الخبار: موضع بالعقيق قرب المدينة، أنزله النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم نفرا من عرينة عند لقاحه

And Fai'aa al-Khubbar: a place near Al-Aqiq, near the city, the Prophet, peace be upon him, settled a group of 'Arinah there when they came for camel milk.

أناديك ما حج الحجيج وكبرت ... بفيفا غزال رفقة وأهلت

I call to you as long as the pilgrims circumambulate and say 'Allahu Akbar'... At Fai'aa al-Ghazal, a caravan arrived and became sacred.

الفيفاء: الصخرة الملساء

Al-Fai'aa: the smooth rock.

وكل طريق بين جبلين: فيف.

And every path between two mountains: Fief.

فحثحثت مشغوف الفؤاد وراعني ... أناس بفيفان فمرت الفرانيا

So I urged on the infatuated heart, and I was startled by... people at Fayfan, and the swift ones passed by.