وخ ف

Root entry · 34 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of making something viscous, sticky, or mushy, often through the addition of liquid. It extends to meanings of moving quickly, striking, and also includes specific food items and a type of bag.

Derived headwords

وخف الخطميverb

1.
to make viscousclassical
To make the marshmallow plant viscous and slimy by wetting it in a basin until it becomes a wash.

يخفهverb

1.
to strikeclassical
To strike something with one's hand, wetting it in a basin until it becomes viscous and slimy, like a wash.

وخفاnoun

1.
viscous stateclassical
The state of being viscous or slimy, like a wash, resulting from wetting.

أوخفهverb

1.
to make viscousclassical
To make something viscous, similar to the marshmallow plant being prepared as a wash.
2.
to hastenclassical
To move quickly or hasten, similar to 'awḥafa' and 'awjafa'.

الموخفاadjective

1.
preparedclassical
Prepared or made viscous, referring to something like the marshmallow plant that has been treated with water.

وخفverb

1.
to be viscousclassical
To become viscous or slimy, often used intransitively.
2.
to smearclassical
To smear someone with something unpleasant or stain them with a mark that remains.

تلزجverb

1.
to become viscousclassical
To become viscous, sticky, or slimy.

تلجنverb

1.
to become viscousclassical
To become viscous, slimy, and suitable for washing.

غسولاnoun

1.
washclassical
A viscous liquid used for washing, prepared from ingredients like the marshmallow plant.

الوخيفةnoun

1.
marshmallow preparationclassical
A preparation made from the marshmallow plant, treated with water to become viscous.
2.
food itemclassical
A type of food made from ground cheese (aqat) mixed with water, then ghee, and beaten together.
3.
food item (dates)classical
A food made of dates mixed with butter.
4.
muddy waterclassical
Water that has become predominantly muddy.
5.
weaver's bedclassical
A weaver's bed or resting place, a Yemeni dialect term.
6.
wet suqclassical
Wet suq (barley flour mixed with water).
7.
milkclassical
Milk.

يوخفverb

1.
to prepare washclassical
To prepare a wash, typically for the deceased using lote-tree leaves.

الموخفadjective

1.
foolishclassical
A foolish person, metaphorically likened to one who prepares dung as one prepares marshmallow.

زبلهnoun

1.
dungclassical
Dung or excrement.

العجانnoun

1.
perineumclassical
The perineum, used metaphorically as a euphemism for a foolish person.

الخزيرةnoun

1.
gruelclassical
A type of gruel or porridge.

التنافيطnoun

1.
sweet cakesclassical
A type of sweet cake or confection.

بت الحائكnoun

1.
weaver's bedclassical
A weaver's bed or resting place, a Yemeni dialect term.

الوخفةnoun

1.
bagclassical
A type of bag or pouch made of hide.

اتخفتverb

1.
to slipclassical
For a foot to slip or slide.

زلتverb

1.
to slipclassical
To slip, slide, or lose one's footing.

اوتخفتverb

1.
to slipclassical
The original form of 'ittakhafta', meaning for a foot to slip.

توخيفاnoun

1.
making viscousclassical
The act of making something viscous, similar to 'awkhfah'.

الـوخيفadjective

1.
viscous marshmallowclassical
Marshmallow that has been treated with water to become viscous.

ميخفnoun

1.
containerclassical
A container in which something is made viscous or prepared, like a basin.

لجينnoun

1.
silverclassical
Silver.

موخفnoun

1.
containerclassical
A container used for preparing viscous substances, originally 'mikhf'.

أوخفتverb

1.
to strikeclassical
To strike or hit, referring to the action of hands with pottery or in speech.

الغسلاnoun

1.
washclassical
A wash or washing substance.

السويقnoun

1.
suqclassical
Roasted barley flour, often mixed with water.

وخافverb

1.
to be likeclassical
To be similar to, used in a simile.

الرأسnoun

1.
headclassical
The head.

الوخفةnoun

1.
bagclassical
A type of bag or pouch made of hide (same as الوخفة بالفتح).

استوخفverb

1.
to take awayclassical
For time or fate to take away one's possessions.

وخفانname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name mentioned by Ibn Durayd.

Parallel reading

وكذا السويق يخفه وخفا، كوعده يعده: ضربه بيده، وبله في الطشت حتى تلزج وتلجن، وصار غسولا

And likewise suq (roasted barley flour), it is prepared (yakhiffuhu) by wetting it (wakhfan), like 'wa'adahu ya'iduhu' (he promised him): striking it with his hand, wetting it in a basin until it becomes viscous and slimy, and turns into a wash.

كأن على أكسائها من لغامه ... وخيفة خطمي بماء مبحزج

As if on their backs, from their sweat... was a viscous preparation of marshmallow in diluted water.

لما احتضر دعا بمسك، ثم قال لامرأته: أوخفيه في تور، وانضحيه حول فراشي

When he was dying, he asked for musk, then said to his wife: 'Prepare it (awkhifīhi) in a basin, and sprinkle it around my bed.'

يوخف للميت سدر، فيغسل به

Lote-tree leaves are prepared (yūkhaffu) for the deceased, and he is washed with it.

يوخف زبله كما يوخف الخطمي

He prepares his dung as one prepares marshmallow.

والوخيفة: طعام من أقط) مطحون، يذر على ماء، ثم يصب عليه السمن، ويضرب بعضه ببعض، ثم يؤكل

And al-wakhīfah: a food made from ground cheese (aqat), sprinkled on water, then ghee is poured over it, and parts are beaten together, then it is eaten.

صار الماء وخيفة

The water became muddy.

الوخيفة: بت الحائك لغة يمانية

Al-wakhīfah: the weaver's bed, a Yemeni dialect term.

واتخفت رجله: إذا زلت، وأصله اوتخفت

And his foot slipped (ittakhaft), if it slid, and its origin is 'uttakhaft'.

كأنها ميخف لجين: أي مدهن فضة

As if it were a basin of silver: meaning a silver ointment container.

وأوخفت أيدي الرجال الغسلا

And the hands of men prepared the wash.

والوخيفة: السويق المبلول

And al-wakhīfah: wet suq (roasted barley flour).

أتاه بلبن مثل وخاف الرأس

He came to him with milk like the head's preparation (a simile).

استوخف الدهر ماله: ذهب به

Time took away his wealth (istawkhafa), meaning it went with it.