ṭafaḥa

overflow

طَفَحَ

Word

Verb · Form I

Root

ط ف ح

Forms

Present
يَطْفَحُ
Verbal noun
طُفُوح

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بقصعة قد طفّحت تطفيحا

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Conjugation
Person PastPresentCommand
he هُوَ طَفَحَيَطْفَحُ—
she هِيَ طَفَحَتتَطْفَحُ—
they two (m.) هُما طَفَحايَطْفَحانِ—
they two (f.) هُما طَفَحَتاتَطْفَحانِ—
they (m.) هُمْ طَفَحُوايَطْفَحُونَ—
they (f.) هُنَّ طَفَحْنَيَطْفَحْنَ—
you (m.) أَنْتَ طَفَحْتَتَطْفَحُاِطْفَحْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ طَفَحْتِتَطْفَحِينَاِطْفَحِي
you two أَنْتُما طَفَحْتُماتَطْفَحانِاِطْفَحَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ طَفَحْتُمتَطْفَحُونَاِطْفَحُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ طَفَحْتُنَّتَطْفَحْنَاِطْفَحْنَ
I أَنا طَفَحْتُأَطْفَحُ—
we نَحْنُ طَفَحْنانَطْفَحُ—

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 10 entries
  • طَفَحَ Form I was, or became, full, so as to overflow
    , (S, A, K,) aor. , (TA,) inf. n. طُفُوحٌ (S, A, K) and طَفْحٌ, (K,) It (a vessel, S, A, K, and a river, A, TA, and a wateringtrough, or tank, A) was, or became, full, so as to overflow: (S, A:) was, or became, full, and high [in its contents], (K, TA,) so as to overflow. (TA.) [See also مِرْقَمٌ.] ― -b2- طَفَحَ said of one intoxicated, (tropical:) He was full of wine. (T, S, TA.) ― -b3- طَفَحَتْ بِالأَوْلَادِ (tropical:) She (a woman) brought forth children abundantly; brought forth many children: (A:) [or] طَفَحَتْ بِالوَلَدِ she brought forth the child at the full period of gestation, or fully formed. (K.) ― -b4- طَفَحَ عَقْلُهُ (assumed tropical:) His understanding, or intellect, became eminent [or, app., exuberant]. (TA.) ― -b5- طَفَحَ, aor. as above, also signifies (assumed tropical:) He ran. (As, TA.) ― -b6- And one says, اِطْفَحْ عَنِّى, meaning (assumed tropical:) Go thou away, or depart, from me. (S, K.) -A2- طَفَحَ as trans.: see 4. ― -b2- طَفَحَتِ الرِّيحُ القُطْنَةَ The wind raised, or carried up, the portion of cotton: (S, K:) and in like manner, a similar thing. (S.)
  • طَفَّحَ Form II Open entry
    see the next paragraph.
  • اطفحهُ Form IV He filled it so that it overflowed
    ; (S, A, K;) and ↓ طفّحهُ, (S, K,) inf. n. تَطْفِيحٌ; (S;) and ↓ طَفَحَهُ, (K,) inf. n. طَفْحٌ; (TA;) He filled it so that it overflowed: (S, A:) or he filled it so that it became high [in its contents]: (K:) namely, a vessel, (S, A, K,) and a river, or rivulet, and a watering-trough, or tank. (A.)
  • اِطَّفَحَ القِدْرَ Form VIII He took off the طُفَاحَة
    (S, K, in the CK [erroneously] القِدْرُ) He took off the طُفَاحَة (i. e. scum) of the cooking-pot. (S.)
  • طَفْحَانُ Open entry
    ; fem. طَفْحَي: see طَافِحٌ.
  • طِفَاحُ الأَرْضِ What would fill the earth
    What would fill the earth (T in art. طحف, and K,) so that it would overflow: (T:) so in the saying, in a trad., وَإنْ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ طِفَاحُ الأرْضِ ذُنُوباً [Though there be upon him, or imputable to him, what would fill the earth so that it would overflow, of sins, or crimes]. (T.)
  • طُفَاحَةً What has come forth upon the surface of a thing, such as the scum of the cooking-pot
    What has come forth upon the surface of a thing, such as the scum of the cooking-pot, (S,) which is termed طُفَاحَةُ القِدْرِ. (A, K.)
  • طَفَّاحُ القَوَايأِمِ that runs much
    (tropical:) A horse that runs much. (A.) And طَفَّاحَةُ القَوَايأِمِ (tropical:) A she-camel having swift legs. (K, TA.)
  • طَافِحٌ Full, so as to overflow
    Full, so as to overflow; applied to [a vessel, and] a river, and a watering-trough, or tank: (A, TA:) or full: and full and high. (A'Obeyd, T, TA.) And ↓ إِنَآءٌ طَفْحَانُ, and قَصْعَةٌ طَفْحَى A vessel, and a bowl, of which the contents flow over the sides. (K.) ― -b2- Applied to one intoxicated, (tropical:) Full of wine. (T, S, A, K.) ― -b3- And (assumed tropical:) Running, or one that runs. (As, TA.) -A2- And [the fem.] طَافِحَةٌ signifies Dry, or tough, or rigid: whence the phrase رُكْبَةٌ طَافِحَةٌ meaning A knee which he to whom it belongs cannot grasp with his hand. (K.)
  • مِطْفَحَةٌ A skimmer, or ladle with which the scum of the cooking-pot is taken off
    A skimmer, or ladle with which the scum of the cooking-pot is taken off; (K;) called in Pers. كَفْگِير. (TA.)

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