وه ف

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the flourishing and greening of plants, extending to concepts of approaching, becoming available, or appearing. It also encompasses terms related to religious officials and their duties, and metaphorically, a deviation from what is right.

Derived headwords

وَهَفَverb

1.
to flourish, greenboth
Said of plants, meaning they became leafy, vibrant, and green, similar to the verb 'warifa'.
2.
to approach, draw nearclassical
Said of a person, meaning they came close or drew near.
3.
to appear, present itselfclassical
Said of something worldly that becomes visible or presents itself to someone.
4.
to flyclassical
Said of a thing, meaning it moved quickly or flew, as mentioned by Al-Azharī.

وهف النبات يهف وهفا ووهيفا — The plant flourished, became leafy and green.

وُهوفٌnoun

1.
flourishing, greennessboth
The state of plants when they are leafy, vibrant, and green.

وُهيفٌnoun

1.
flourishing, greennessboth
An alternative form for the flourishing and greenness of plants.

تَوَهَّفَverb

1.
to approach, draw nearclassical
Meaning to approach or draw near, similar to the root verb.

أَوْهَفَverb

1.
to approach, draw nearclassical
Meaning to approach or draw near, similar to the root verb.

ما يوهف له شيء إلا أخذه — He takes whatever presents itself to him.

إيهافٌnoun

1.
approaching, appearingclassical
The act of something approaching or appearing, used in the context of taking what is available.

وَاهِفٌnoun

1.
church guardian, custodianclassical
The guardian or custodian of a church, particularly one containing a cross, similar to a 'wāfih'.

لا يغير واهف عن وهفيته — Let not a church custodian deviate from his post.

وَهافَةٌnoun

1.
guardianship, custodianshipclassical
The role or duty of a church guardian or custodian.

الوهافةnoun

1.
guardianship, custodianshipclassical
The role or duty of a church guardian or custodian.

الوَهْفِيَّةnoun

1.
guardianship, custodianshipclassical
The role or duty of a church guardian or custodian.

الهِفْيَةnoun

1.
guardianship, custodianshipclassical
The role or duty of a church guardian or custodian.

الوَفاهَةnoun

1.
guardianship, custodianshipclassical
The role or duty of a church guardian or custodian.

الوَفَهِيَّةnoun

1.
guardianship, custodianshipclassical
The role or duty of a church guardian or custodian.

وَهْفُ الأمانةnoun phrase

1.
bearing the trustclassical
The act of carrying or fulfilling the responsibility of a trust or amanah.

قد طوقه وهف الأمانة — He was burdened with the responsibility of the trust.

الوَهْفnoun

1.
deviation from rightclassical
A leaning or deviation from what is right towards weakness or error, similar to 'lahf'.

Parallel reading

يهف {وهفا،} ووهيفا: أورق واهتز واخضر

It flourished, became leafy, and green.

خذ ما وهف لك ووحف لك: أي دنا وأمكن

Take what is available and accessible to you.

كلما وهف لهم شيء من الدنيا أخذوه، ولا يبالون حلالا كان أو حراما، أي: عرض لهم وبدا

Whenever something of this world presented itself to them, they took it, without caring if it was lawful or unlawful; meaning, it appeared and became visible to them.

ما يوهف له شيء إلا أخذه

He takes nothing that presents itself to him.

لا يغير واهف عن وهفيته

Let not a church custodian deviate from his post.

قد طوقه وهف الأمانة أي القيام بها

He was burdened with the responsibility of the trust, meaning fulfilling it.

وهف الشيء يهف وهفا: طار

The thing flew.

سائلة الأصداغ! تهفو طاقها

Her temples are flowing! Her veil is flying.

الوهف: الميل من حق إلى ضعف، كالهفو

Al-wahf: deviation from what is right towards weakness, like al-lahf.