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طفي

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to palm fronds and a specific type of venomous snake characterized by stripes. It also extends to concepts of insignificance or being overshadowed, possibly due to the association with the snake's appearance or the ephemeral nature of fronds.

Derived headwords

طُفْيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    palm frondclassical

    A young, green palm frond, often used to refer to its inner, tender part.

  2. 2.
    striped snakeclassical

    A venomous snake known for having two black stripes on its back.

طُفَىnoun
  1. 1.
    striped snakesclassical

    The plural of 'dhu al-tufyatayn', referring to venomous snakes with stripes.

ذو الطفيتينname
  1. 1.
    the striped snakeclassical

    A specific type of venomous snake characterized by two black stripes on its back.

طُفَيْتَيْنnoun
  1. 1.
    two palm frondsclassical

    The dual form of 'tufyah', referring to two young palm fronds.

  2. 2.
    two stripesclassical

    The dual form referring to the two characteristic stripes on the back of the snake 'dhu al-tufyatayn'.

Parallel reading

عفا غير نؤي الدار ما إن تبينه وأقطاع طفي قد عفت في المنازل
The ruins of the dwelling have become indistinct, and patches of palm fronds have indeed faded away in the dwellings.
وذو الطفيتين: حية خبيثة على ظهرها خطان أسودان
And 'dhu al-tufyatayn' is a malicious snake with two black stripes on its back.
كالطفيتين: أي الخوصتين
Like the two palm fronds: meaning the two young fronds.
اقتلوا من الحيات ذا الطفيتين والأبتر
Kill among the snakes the one with two stripes and the short-tailed one.
وربما قيل لهذه الحية الطفية على معنى ذات طفية
And perhaps this snake is called 'al-tufiyyah' in the sense of having 'tufyah' (stripes).
والجمع الطفى
And the plural is 'al-tuafa'.
وهم يذلونها من بعد عزتها كما تذل الطفى من رقية الراقي
And they humiliate it after its glory, just as the striped snakes are humiliated by the incantation of the charmer.
أي ذوات الطفي
Meaning those possessing stripes.