A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
طاف برأسه طيفها (ṭaifuhā) he saw her image, a picture of her, in his mind’s eye
Root: ط-و-ف
Page: 671*
Example: “ولا يَزالُ طَيفُها يَطوفُ بِرَأسِهِ كُلَّما أَغمَضَ عَينَيه”
Translation: “he still sees her every time he closes his eyes”
Notes:
- For more about the particle كُلَّما and its grammar, see Small Arabic Words with Conditional Powers!
- The verb طافَ / يَطوفُ and the noun طَيْف may look and sound similar, but you’ll actually find them listed under two different hollow roots: ط-و-ف and ط-ي-ف respectively
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 