Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

تَافِهٌ

Root: تفه

Full Definition

تَافِهٌ and تَفِهٌ applied to a thing, and the former to a man also, Paltry, sorry, mean, contemptible, or inconsiderable: and little, or small, in quantity or number.
2 تَافِهُ العَقْلِ A man having little sense, or intellect; stupid, or foolish.
3 See also تَفِهٌ.
4 تَافِهٌ also signifies Afflicted, or distressed, by reason of disease and fatigue.


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