ءف ك

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns falsehood, deception, and turning away from something. It extends to concepts of inversion, destruction, and even physical attributes like the jaw or a barren land.

Derived headwords

أَفَكَ، كَضَرَبَ وَعَلِمَverb

1.
to lieboth
To utter falsehoods or fabricate stories.
2.
to be falseclassical
To be characterized by falsehood or deceit.

إِفْكًا، أُفْكًاnoun

1.
lie, falsehoodboth
A statement that is untrue; a fabrication or calumny.
2.
deceptionclassical
The act of misleading or deceiving someone.

وذلك إفكهم — and that is their lie

أهل الإفك ما قالوا — the people of slander said what they said

أُفُوكًاnoun

1.
lie, falsehoodclassical
A lie or falsehood, similar to إفك.

تَأْفِيكًاnoun

1.
lying, fabricationclassical
The act of fabricating or spreading lies.

لا يأخذ التأفيك والتحزي فينا — he does not engage in lying and fabrication against us

أَفَّاكٌ، أَفِيكٌ، أُفُوكٌadjective

1.
liarboth
One who habitually tells lies or spreads falsehoods.

ويل لكل أفاك أثيم — woe to every liar and sinner

أَفَكَهُ عَنْهُverb

1.
to turn away fromboth
To divert someone from something or change their mind about it.
2.
to deceiveclassical
To trick or mislead someone, causing them to turn away from something.

أجئتنا لتأفكنا عن آلهتنا — have you come to us to turn us away from our gods?

يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُverb

1.
to be turned away fromboth
To be diverted from the truth or from a particular course.
2.
to be deprived ofclassical
To be prevented from attaining one's goal or desire.

يؤفك عنه من أفك — he is turned away from it who is turned away

مَأْفُوكًاadjective

1.
turned awayclassical
Someone who has been diverted from the right path or from their intention.

إن تك عن أحسن المروءة مأفوكا — if you are turned away from the best of manliness

أَفِكْverb

1.
to be weak-mindedclassical
To have one's intellect or opinion weakened.

المُؤْتَفِكَاتnoun

1.
overturned citiesclassical
Refers to the cities of Lot (Sodom and Gomorrah) that were overturned and destroyed by God.
2.
destructive windsclassical
Winds that overturn the land or have shifting directions.

والمؤتفكة أهوى — and the overthrown city He brought down

والمؤتفات أتتهم رسلهم بالبينات — and the overturned cities, their messengers came to them with clear proofs

ائْتَفَكَتْverb

1.
to be overturnedclassical
To be inverted or turned upside down, often referring to the destruction of cities.
2.
to be ravagedclassical
To be destroyed or devastated, especially by drought or natural disaster.

ائتفكت بهم الأرض — the earth was overturned with them

إحدى المؤتفكات قد ائتفكت بأهلها مرتين — one of the overturned places, it has been overturned with its people twice

أَفْكَةnoun

1.
calamity, disasterclassical
A great misfortune or disaster, often a severe trial.
2.
drought yearclassical
A year of severe drought and famine.

فمن أصابته تلك الأفكة أهلكته — whoever was struck by that calamity was destroyed by it

الأَفِيكُadjective

1.
incapable, lacking resourceclassical
Someone who is weak, lacking in judgment, resourcefulness, or ability.
2.
deceivedclassical
Someone who has been misled or whose opinion has been swayed.

مالي أراك عاجزاً أفيكاً — why do I see you as incapable and lacking resource?

الأَفِيكَةnoun

1.
great lieclassical
A significant and impactful falsehood or fabrication.
2.
calamityclassical
A severe misfortune or disaster.

يا للأفيكة — Oh, what a great lie! (or Oh, what a calamity!)

أَفْكَانname

1.
a place nameclassical
The name of a place belonging to Ya'la ibn Muhammad, known for its mills, baths, and palaces.

الأَفْكَةُnoun

1.
drought yearclassical
A year of severe drought and famine.

الأَفْكُnoun

1.
jaw, muzzleclassical
The place where the jawbones meet, or the muzzle of an animal.

الأُفْكُnoun

1.
جمع أفوكclassical
Plural of أفوك (liar).

مَأْفُوكٌadjective

1.
barren, unproductiveclassical
A place that receives no rain and has no vegetation.
2.
weak-mindedclassical
Someone who lacks sound judgment or intellect.

أرض مأفوكة — a barren land

أَفِكْverb

1.
to be weak in mindclassical
To have one's intellect or opinion weakened.

أَفَكَverb

1.
to deceiveclassical
To trick or deceive someone.

ائْتَفَكَتْ تِلْكَ الأَرْضُverb

1.
to burn from droughtclassical
For land to become scorched and devastated due to extreme drought.

Parallel reading

وذلك إفكهم

and that is their lie

وحين قال فيها أهل الإفك ما قالوا

and when the people of slander said what they said about her

لا يأخذ التأفيك والتحزي فينا

he does not engage in lying and fabrication against us

ويل لكل أفاك أثيم

Woe to every liar and sinner

أجئتنا لتأفكنا عن آلهتنا

Have you come to us to turn us away from our gods?

يؤفك عنه من أفك

he is turned away from it who is turned away

إن تك عن أحسن المروءة مأفوكا ففي آخرين قد أفكوا

If you are turned away from the best of manliness, then in others they have indeed been turned away.

والمؤتفكة أهوى

and the overthrown city He brought down

والمؤتفات أتتهم رسلهم بالبينات

and the overturned cities, their messengers came to them with clear proofs

ائتفكت بهم الأرض

the earth was overturned with them

فإنها إحدى المؤتفكات قد ائتفكت بأهلها مرتين

for it is one of the overturned places, it has been overturned with its people twice

فمن أصابته تلك الأفكة أهلكته

whoever was struck by that calamity was destroyed by it

لائتفكت الأرض بمن عليها

the earth would have been overturned with all who are on it

وجون خرق بالرياح مؤتفك

and a vast, hollow [ship] tossed by the winds

مالي أراك عاجزاً أفيكاً

Why do I see you as incapable and lacking resource?

يا للأفيكة

Oh, what a great lie! (or Oh, what a calamity!)

أرض مأفوكة

a barren land

يأفكهم

he tells them falsehoods