وظ ف

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns parts of the leg and arm, particularly in animals like horses and camels. It extends to concepts of assigned portions, duties, and regular occurrences, often implying a fixed or allotted amount.

Derived headwords

الوظيفnoun

1.
lower leg/forearmboth
The part of the leg or arm from the wrist/ankle to the joint of the lower leg/forearm, especially in horses and camels.
2.
strong legclassical
A strong leg capable of walking through difficult terrain.

أوظفةnoun

1.
lower legs/forearmsboth
Plural of الوظيف, referring to the lower parts of the legs or forearms.

وظفnoun

1.
lower legs/forearmsboth
A plural form of الوظيف, referring to the lower parts of the legs or forearms.
2.
duties/portionsboth
Plural of وظيفة, referring to assigned duties, portions, or regular amounts.

وظفverb

1.
to shorten a tetherclassical
To shorten the tether of a camel.
2.
to injure the legclassical
To injure the 'wadhif' (lower leg/forearm) of an animal.
3.
to followclassical
To follow a group of people, derived from the concept of the 'wadhif' (leg).

وظفهverb

1.
to shorten its tetherclassical
The camel shortened its tether.

يظفهverb

1.
shortens its tetherclassical
The camel shortens its tether.

وظفاverb

1.
injured the legclassical
He injured the leg of the animal.

وظفverb

1.
followed themclassical
He followed the people.

يظفهمverb

1.
follows themclassical
He follows the people.

الوظيفةnoun

1.
assigned portion/dutyboth
A fixed amount allocated for a specific period, such as food, sustenance, or a task.
2.
stipend/allowanceboth
A regular payment or allowance, often for work or sustenance.
3.
condition/covenantclassical
An agreement, condition, or stipulation.

وظائفnoun

1.
assigned portions/dutiesboth
Plural of وظيفة, referring to fixed allocations, tasks, or stipends.
2.
cycles/erasclassical
The turns or cycles of fortune and time.

التوظيفnoun

1.
assignment of dutiesboth
The act of assigning a specific duty, task, or portion.
2.
employmentmodern
The act of employing someone or assigning them a role.

وظفتverb

1.
assigned a dutyboth
I assigned him the duty of memorizing verses.
2.
assigned workboth
Work was assigned to him.
3.
allocated sustenanceboth
Sustenance was allocated for him and fodder for his animal.

وظف عليهverb

1.
was assigned workboth
Work was assigned to him.

موظفnoun

1.
employeemodern
One who is assigned work or duties, especially in a formal employment context.
2.
assigned personclassical
Someone who has been assigned a specific task or duty.

وظف لهverb

1.
allocated for himboth
Sustenance was allocated for him.

المواظفةnoun

1.
adherence/persistenceclassical
The act of adhering to, accompanying, or persisting with something or someone.

واظفتverb

1.
I accompanied himclassical
I accompanied him persistently to the judge.

استوظفهverb

1.
to comprehend fullyclassical
To fully understand or encompass something.

وظف الشيء على نفسهverb

1.
obligated himself to itclassical
He obligated himself to do the thing.

وظفnoun

1.
turns/cyclesclassical
The turns, cycles, or periods of time and fortune.

Parallel reading

الوظيف: مستدق الذراع والساق من الخيل، ومن الإبل ولفظة من الثانية مستدركة، وكذا نص الصحاح من الخيل والإبل وغيرها

The wadhif: the slender part of the arm and leg of horses and camels.

ووظيفا يدي الفرس: ما تحت ركبتيه إلى جنبيه، ووظيفا رجليه: ما بين كعبيه إلى جنبيه.

And the wadhifayn of the horse's front legs: what is below its knees to its sides, and the wadhifayn of its hind legs: what is between its heels to its sides.

يستحب من الفرس أن تعرض أوظفة رجليه، وتحدب أوظفة يديه

It is preferred for a horse to have broad lower hind legs and arched lower forelegs.

الوظيف: الرجل القوي على المشي في الحزن.

The wadhif: a strong leg for walking through difficult terrain.

جاءت الإبل على وظيف واحد: إذا تبع بعضها بعضا كأنها قطار، كل بعير رأسه عند ذنب صاحبه.

The camels came in a single file: if they followed each other like a train, each camel's head at its companion's tail.

وظفه أي: البعير يظفه: إذا قصر قيده.

And he shortened its tether: the camel shortens its tether, if its restraint is shortened.

وظف القوم يظفهم وظفا: إذا تبعهم مأخوذ من الوظيف، عن ابن الأعرابي.

He followed the people, he follows them, following: if he followed them, taken from the concept of the leg, according to Ibn al-A'rabi.

الوظيفة، كسفينة: ما يقدر لك في اليوم وكذا في السنة والزمان المعين، كما في شروح الشفاء من طعام، أو رزق كما في الصحاح، زاد غيره ونحوه كشراب، أو علف للدابة، يقال: له! وظيفة من رزق، وعليه كل يوم وظيفة من عمل.

The wadhifa, like 'safina': what is allotted to you per day, and likewise per year and a specific time, as in the commentaries of al-Shifa, from food, or sustenance as in al-Sihah, others added similar things like drink, or fodder for the animal. It is said: He has a wadhifa of sustenance, and upon him is a wadhifa of work each day.

والتوظيف: تعيين الوظيفة يقال: وظفت على الصبي كل يوم حفظ آيات منكتاب الله عز وجل.

And al-tawdhif: assigning the wadhifa. It is said: I assigned the boy the task of memorizing verses from the Book of Allah, the Almighty, every day.

ويقال: وظف عليه العمل، وهو موظف عليه.

And it is said: Work was assigned to him, and he is employed on it.

ووظف له الرزق، ولدابته العلف.

And sustenance was allocated for him, and fodder for his animal.

واظفت فلانا إلى القاضي: إذا لازمته عنده.

I accompanied so-and-so to the judge: if you persistently stayed with him.

إذا ذبحت ذبيحة فاستوظف قطع الحلقوم والمريء والودجين: أي استوعب ذلك كله.

If you slaughter an animal, then fully comprehend the cutting of the trachea, esophagus, and jugular veins: meaning, encompass all of that.

وظف الشيء على نفسه وظفا: ألزمها إياه.

He obligated himself to the thing: he imposed it upon himself.

لل دنيا وظائف ووظف أي: نوب ودول، وأنشد الليث: (أبقت لنا وقعات الدهر مكرمة ... ما هبت الريح والدنيا لها وظف)

The world has wadhif and wadhif: meaning, turns and cycles. And al-Layth recited: (The events of time have left us with honor... as long as the wind blows and the world has its turns).