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تفه

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of being small, insignificant, worthless, or lacking in substance. It extends to meanings of foolishness, lack of intelligence, and things that are stale or unappealing. It also includes specific botanical and zoological terms, as well as proper names.

Derived headwords

تَفِهَverb
  1. 1.
    to be littleboth

    To be small in quantity or value.

  2. 2.
    to be foolishboth

    To be foolish or lacking in intelligence.

تَفِهًاnoun
  1. 1.
    littlenessboth

    The state of being small, insignificant, or of little value.

  2. 2.
    foolishnessboth

    The state of being foolish or lacking sense.

تَفُوهًاnoun
  1. 1.
    littlenessboth

    The state of being small, insignificant, or of little value.

  2. 2.
    foolishnessboth

    The state of being foolish or lacking sense.

تَفَاهَةnoun
  1. 1.
    insignificanceboth

    The quality of being trivial, unimportant, or of little value.

  2. 2.
    foolishnessboth

    The quality of being foolish or lacking sense.

تَفِهٌadjective
  1. 1.
    smallboth

    Small in quantity or value; insignificant.

  2. 2.
    foolishboth

    Foolish or lacking in intelligence.

  3. 3.
    worthlessboth

    Of little worth or value; cheap.

تَافِهٌadjective
  1. 1.
    insignificantboth

    Of little importance or value; trivial.

  2. 2.
    foolishboth

    Lacking sense or intelligence.

  3. 3.
    meanboth

    Low in quality or character; base.

تافه العقلadjective
  1. 1.
    small-mindedboth

    Having little intelligence or understanding.

غَثٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    worthlessboth

    Of little value or quality; cheap.

  2. 2.
    staleclassical

    Not fresh; old and unappealing.

الأطعمة التفهةnoun
  1. 1.
    tasteless foodsboth

    Foods that lack a distinct taste of sweetness, sourness, or bitterness.

بن تافهname
  1. 1.
    Ibn Tāfehboth

    A name of a محدث (hadith narrator) and his son.

ناقة متفهةadjective
  1. 1.
    docile camelboth

    A female camel that is gentle and easy to handle.

التَّفَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    ground ivyboth

    A plant, identified as ground ivy, with a Persian name (سیاه گوش).

  2. 2.
    insignificant womanclassical

    A woman who is considered insignificant or contemptible.

أتفهverb
  1. 1.
    to make littleboth

    To reduce the quantity or value of something; to give little.

تافهname
  1. 1.
    Tāfehboth

    A nickname for Abu al-Qasim al-Fadl ibn Muhammad al-Isfahani, a prolific narrator.

Parallel reading

قل وخس
to be little and worthless.
إذا حمق
if he is foolish.
رجل تافه العقل: قليله.
A man of little intellect: meaning his intellect is little.
القرآن لا يتفه ولا ينتان
The Quran does not become stale or putrid.
أي لا يغث ولا يخلق
Meaning it does not become stale or worn out.
من الشيء التافه، وهو الشيء الخسيس الحقير
From the trivial thing, which is the base, insignificant thing.
ما ليس لها طعم حلاوة أو حموضة أو مرارة
What does not have a taste of sweetness, sourness, or bitterness.
أبو النضر محمد بن علي بن الحسين بن تافه السمرقندي، محدث
Abu al-Nadr Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Tāfeh al-Samarqandi, a hadith narrator.
وناقة متفهة، كمكرمة: ذلول.
And a docile female camel, like a pampered one: meaning gentle.
عناق الأرض فارسيته سياه كوش
Ground ivy, its Persian name is siyāh kūsh.
استغنت التفة عن الرفة
The insignificant thing became independent of the significant thing.
التافه: الحقير اليسير.
The trivial: meaning insignificant and little.
هو الرجل التافه ينطق في أمر العامة
He is the insignificant man who speaks on matters of the public.
أتفه في عطائه: قلله.
He gave little in his giving: meaning he reduced it.