Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

زَفُوفٌ

Root: زف

Full Definition

زَفُوفٌ : see زَفْزَفٌ.
2 Hence it is applied to a she-camel, as being likened to an ostrich in her quickness; meaning [Quick: or] good in pace, and quick. And الزَّفُوفُ is the name of a certain horse that belonged to Noamán Ibn-El-Mundhir.
3 Also A twanging bow.


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