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وفن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to scarcity, deficiency, or a small amount of something. It also has a less certain connection to following in someone's footsteps.

Derived headwords

الوفنةnoun
  1. 1.
    scarcityclassical

    A state of being few or in small quantity regarding anything.

توفّنverb
  1. 1.
    to decreaseclassical

    To become deficient or reduced in quantity regarding anything.

وفنهverb
  1. 1.
    to follow its trackclassical

    To follow in someone's track or path.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري.
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: هو القلة في كل شيء.
And Ibn al-A'rabi said: It is scarcity in everything.
والتوفن النقص في كل شيء.
And 'tawaffun' is deficiency in everything.
جئت على وفنه أي على أثره، عن ابن دريد،
I came following its track, meaning in its trace, from Ibn Duraid,
وليس بثبت.
And it is not firmly established.