ءفى

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of returning, coming back, and the cessation or emptying of something, particularly rain or water. It also encompasses terms for specific types of clouds and a place name.

Derived headwords

أَفَاءَverb

1.
to returnboth
To come back or return, often referring to something that was previously lost or gone.
2.
to bring backclassical
To cause something to return or be restored.

وأفاء، أي رجع — and it returned, meaning it came back.

الأَفْيnoun

1.
cutting from sheepclassical
A portion or cutting from sheep, specifically a group that comes together.

القطع من الغنم وهي الفرق يجئن قطعا — the cutting from sheep, which are the groups that come together in portions.

أَفَاءَverb

1.
to yieldclassical
To produce or yield, often used in the context of rain or produce.

فأبلغ من عشر وأصبح مزنه أفاء وآفاق السماء حواسرو — so it reached more than ten, and its clouds yielded, and the horizons of the sky became clear.

أَفَاهnoun

1.
a drop of waterclassical
A single drop of water, or a small amount of water.

هَفَاةnoun

1.
a drop of waterclassical
A single drop of water, or a small amount of water; a variant of 'afah'.

الأَفْيnoun

1.
cloud that empties its waterclassical
A cloud that has released all its water and is therefore empty or gone.

أو الأفى من السحاب: الذي يفرغ ماءه ويذهب — or the 'afi' from the clouds: that which empties its water and goes away.

هَفَاverb

1.
to rain lightlyclassical
To rain gently or weakly, like 'rahmah'.

أَفِيname

1.
place nameclassical
A proper noun referring to a specific place or location.

ويوم أفي والأسنة ترعف — and the day of Afi, when the spears were dripping blood.

آفَىverb

1.
to be weakclassical
To be weak or feeble; a variant pronunciation or form related to 'awfa'.

آفى، بالمد لغة في أوفى ضعيفة — 'Afa' (with madd) is a variant for 'awfa' (weak).

أَفْparticle

1.
expression of displeasureclassical
An interjection expressing displeasure, annoyance, or disapproval.

أفا: لغة في أف — 'afa': a variant for 'uf'.

Parallel reading

فأبلغ من عشر وأصبح مزنه أفاء وآفاق السماء حواسرو

so it reached more than ten, and its clouds yielded, and the horizons of the sky became clear.

وأفاء، أي رجع

and it returned, meaning it came back.

القطع من الغنم وهي الفرق يجئن قطعا

the cutting from sheep, which are the groups that come together in portions.

أو الأفى من السحاب: الذي يفرغ ماءه ويذهب

or the 'afi' from the clouds: that which empties its water and goes away.

الهفا نحو من الرهمة، المطر الضعيف

Al-Hafa is akin to Al-Rahmah, the weak rain.

ونحن منعنا يوم أول نساءنا ويوم أفي والأسنة ترعف

And we defended on the day of our first women, and the day of Afi, when the spears were dripping blood.

آفى، بالمد لغة في أوفى ضعيفة

'Afa' (with madd) is a variant for 'awfa' (weak).

أفا: لغة في أف

'Afa': a variant for 'uf'.