زَفُوفٌ
Root: زف
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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.
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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