ثفو

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the tripod or stones used to support a cooking pot over a fire. It also extends to the concept of a base or foundation, and by extension, something that is firmly established or rooted.

Derived headwords

الأَثْفِيَةnoun

1.
tripod for a potboth
A stone or set of stones, typically three, placed to support a cooking pot over a fire. The pronunciation varies, with the initial vowel sometimes being short (kasra) and sometimes long (damma).

أَثْفِيَةnoun

1.
tripod for a potboth
A stone or set of stones, typically three, placed to support a cooking pot over a fire. The pronunciation varies, with the initial vowel sometimes being short (kasra) and sometimes long (damma).

أَثْفِيَةnoun

1.
base, foundationclassical
Figuratively, the base or foundation upon which something rests or is built.

أَثْفِيَةnoun

1.
nesting place for ostrichesclassical
A place where ostriches lay their eggs, likened to a tripod for a pot.

أَثَافٍnoun

1.
tripods for pots (pl.)both
The plural of 'athfiyah', referring to multiple sets of stones used to support cooking pots.

أَثَافnoun

1.
tripods for pots (pl.)both
An alternative plural form for 'athfiyah', referring to multiple sets of stones used to support cooking pots.

ثَفِيَverb

1.
to place a tripodclassical
To set up or place the stones (athfiyah) for supporting a pot.

ثَفْوnoun

1.
base, foundationclassical
The base or foundation of something.

Parallel reading

الأثفية، بالضم والكسر

The athfiyah, with damma and kasra.

واقتصر الجوهري والجماعة على الضم

Al-Jawhari and the group limited it to the damma.

وهو قول أبي عبيد؛ ثم رأيت الكسر للفراء

And this is the saying of Abu Ubaid; then I saw the kasra attributed to Al-Farra.

وقالوا: هو أفعولة

And they said: it is af'ulah.

من ثفيت، كأدحية لمبيض النعام من دحيت

From thafiya, like udhiyah for the ostrich's nesting place, from dahiyat.

أثفية فعلوية من أثفيت

Athfiyah is fa'luwiyyah from athfaytu.

الأثفية ذات وجهين، تكون فعلوية وأفعولة؛ وقد ذكر في الفاء

The athfiyah has two forms, it can be fa'luwiyyah and af'ulah; and it was mentioned under the letter Fa'.

الحجر توضع عليه القدر

The stone upon which the pot is placed.

حجر مثل رأس الإنسان؛ ج أثافي، بتشديد الياء، ويجوز أثاف

A stone like a human head; its plural is athafi, with a shadda on the ya', and athaf is also permissible.

تنصب القدور عليها

The pots are set up upon them.

وما كان من حديد ذي ثلا

And what was made of iron with three...