Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

Includes Hans Wehr and al-Mufradat — All in One Search

تغضّف

Root: غضف

Form: 5

Full Definition

تغضّفV It broke, or became broken; as also .
2 And تَغَضُّفٌ signifies The being, or becoming, creased, or wrinkled; like تَغَيُّفٌ. And تَغَضَّفَ He, or it, inclined, and bent, and became folded, or creased, much, or in several places, syn. مَالَ, and تَثَنَّى, and تَكَسَّرَ, عَلَيْهِ upon him, or it. And تغضّفت الحَيَّةُ The serpent twisted, or coiled, itself.
3 نغضّفت البِئْرُ The sides of the well fell in ruins, or became demolished: the well collapsed, or broke down, عَلَى فُلَانٍ upon such one, who had descended into it; as also .
4 تغضّف عَلَيْنَا اللَّيْلُ The night covered us.
5 تغضّفت عَلَيْنَا الدُّنْيَا The world became abundant to us in its good things; and favourable to us.
Lane's Lexicon + Hans Wehr + Mufradat

Three dictionaries. One search.

"The product of over thirty years of unrelenting labor — to this day supreme in the field of Arabic lexicography."

47,000+ classical entries Root-based navigation Full text search Hyperlinked definitions
Try Now

Trusted by researchers at University of Michigan, Duke, Alberta & more