لف

لف

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ل ف ف‎ (l-f-f).

Pronunciation

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Verb

لَفَّ • (laffa) I, non-past يَلُفُّ‎‎ (yaluffu)

1. (transitive) to coil, to curl, to convolute, to spool, to twirl
2. (transitive) to wrap, to envelop, to surround
3. (transitive, intransitive) to turn around, to circumgyrate, to make roundabouts, to be around

Conjugation

Conjugation of

لَفَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal noun لَفّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						لَفّ laff
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						لَافّ‎ lāff
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَلْفُوف‎ malfūf
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	لَفَفْتُ‎ lafaftu	لَفَفْتَ‎ lafafta	لَفَّ laffa		لَفَفْتُمَا‎ lafaftumā	لَفَّا‎ laffā		لَفَفْنَا‎ lafafnā	لَفَفْتُمْ‎ lafaftum	لَفُّوا‎ laffū
	f		لَفَفْتِ‎ lafafti	لَفَّتْ‎ laffat			لَفَّتَا‎ laffatā			لَفَفْتُنَّ‎ lafaftunna	لَفَفْنَ‎ lafafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أَلُفُّ‎ ʾaluffu	تَلُفُّ‎ taluffu	يَلُفُّ‎ yaluffu		تَلُفَّانِ‎ taluffāni	يَلُفَّانِ‎ yaluffāni		نَلُفُّ‎ naluffu	تَلُفُّونَ‎ taluffūna	يَلُفُّونَ‎ yaluffūna
	f		تَلُفِّينَ‎ taluffīna	تَلُفُّ‎ taluffu			تَلُفَّانِ‎ taluffāni			تَلْفُفْنَ‎ talfufna	يَلْفُفْنَ‎ yalfufna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَلُفَّ‎ ʾaluffa	تَلُفَّ‎ taluffa	يَلُفَّ‎ yaluffa		تَلُفَّا‎ taluffā	يَلُفَّا‎ yaluffā		نَلُفَّ‎ naluffa	تَلُفُّوا‎ taluffū	يَلُفُّوا‎ yaluffū
	f		تَلُفِّي‎ taluffī	تَلُفَّ‎ taluffa			تَلُفَّا‎ taluffā			تَلْفُفْنَ‎ talfufna	يَلْفُفْنَ‎ yalfufna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَلُفَّ‎ or أَلُفِّ‎ or أَلْفُفْ‎ ʾaluffa or ʾaluffi or ʾalfuf	تَلُفَّ‎ or تَلُفِّ‎ or تَلْفُفْ‎ taluffa or taluffi or talfuf	يَلُفَّ‎ or يَلُفِّ‎ or يَلْفُفْ‎ yaluffa or yaluffi or yalfuf		تَلُفَّا‎ taluffā	يَلُفَّا‎ yaluffā		نَلُفَّ‎ or نَلُفِّ‎ or نَلْفُفْ‎ naluffa or naluffi or nalfuf	تَلُفُّوا‎ taluffū	يَلُفُّوا‎ yaluffū
	f		تَلُفِّي‎ taluffī	تَلُفَّ‎ or تَلُفِّ‎ or تَلْفُفْ‎ taluffa or taluffi or talfuf			تَلُفَّا‎ taluffā			تَلْفُفْنَ‎ talfufna	يَلْفُفْنَ‎ yalfufna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		لُفَّ or لُفِّ or اُلْفُفْ‎ luffa or luffi or ulfuf			لُفَّا‎ luffā				لُفُّوا‎ luffū
	f		لُفِّي‎ luffī							اُلْفُفْنَ‎ ulfufna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	لُفِفْتُ‎ lufiftu	لُفِفْتَ‎ lufifta	لُفَّ luffa		لُفِفْتُمَا‎ lufiftumā	لُفَّا‎ luffā		لُفِفْنَا‎ lufifnā	لُفِفْتُمْ‎ lufiftum	لُفُّوا‎ luffū
	f		لُفِفْتِ‎ lufifti	لُفَّتْ‎ luffat			لُفَّتَا‎ luffatā			لُفِفْتُنَّ‎ lufiftunna	لُفِفْنَ‎ lufifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُلَفُّ‎ ʾulaffu	تُلَفُّ‎ tulaffu	يُلَفُّ‎ yulaffu		تُلَفَّانِ‎ tulaffāni	يُلَفَّانِ‎ yulaffāni		نُلَفُّ‎ nulaffu	تُلَفُّونَ‎ tulaffūna	يُلَفُّونَ‎ yulaffūna
	f		تُلَفِّينَ‎ tulaffīna	تُلَفُّ‎ tulaffu			تُلَفَّانِ‎ tulaffāni			تُلْفَفْنَ‎ tulfafna	يُلْفَفْنَ‎ yulfafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُلَفَّ‎ ʾulaffa	تُلَفَّ‎ tulaffa	يُلَفَّ‎ yulaffa		تُلَفَّا‎ tulaffā	يُلَفَّا‎ yulaffā		نُلَفَّ‎ nulaffa	تُلَفُّوا‎ tulaffū	يُلَفُّوا‎ yulaffū
	f		تُلَفِّي‎ tulaffī	تُلَفَّ‎ tulaffa			تُلَفَّا‎ tulaffā			تُلْفَفْنَ‎ tulfafna	يُلْفَفْنَ‎ yulfafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُلَفَّ‎ or أُلَفِّ‎ or أُلْفَفْ‎ ʾulaffa or ʾulaffi or ʾulfaf	تُلَفَّ‎ or تُلَفِّ‎ or تُلْفَفْ‎ tulaffa or tulaffi or tulfaf	يُلَفَّ‎ or يُلَفِّ‎ or يُلْفَفْ‎ yulaffa or yulaffi or yulfaf		تُلَفَّا‎ tulaffā	يُلَفَّا‎ yulaffā		نُلَفَّ‎ or نُلَفِّ‎ or نُلْفَفْ‎ nulaffa or nulaffi or nulfaf	تُلَفُّوا‎ tulaffū	يُلَفُّوا‎ yulaffū
	f		تُلَفِّي‎ tulaffī	تُلَفَّ‎ or تُلَفِّ‎ or تُلْفَفْ‎ tulaffa or tulaffi or tulfaf			تُلَفَّا‎ tulaffā			تُلْفَفْنَ‎ tulfafna	يُلْفَفْنَ‎ yulfafna

Noun

لَفّ • (laff) m (plural أَلْفَاف‎ (ʾalfāf))

1. verbal noun of لَفَّ (laffa) (form I)
2. wraparound, folding, envelope, shroud

Declension

Declension of noun لَفّ (laff)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَفّ laff	اللَّفّ‎ al-laff	لَفّ laff
Nominative	لَفٌّ laffun	اللَّفُّ‎ al-laffu	لَفُّ laffu
Accusative	لَفًّا‎ laffan	اللَّفَّ‎ al-laffa	لَفَّ laffa
Genitive	لَفٍّ laffin	اللَّفِّ‎ al-laffi	لَفِّ laffi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَفَّيْن‎ laffayn	اللَّفَّيْن‎ al-laffayn	لَفَّيْ‎ laffay
Nominative	لَفَّانِ‎ laffāni	اللَّفَّانِ‎ al-laffāni	لَفَّا‎ laffā
Accusative	لَفَّيْنِ‎ laffayni	اللَّفَّيْنِ‎ al-laffayni	لَفَّيْ‎ laffay
Genitive	لَفَّيْنِ‎ laffayni	اللَّفَّيْنِ‎ al-laffayni	لَفَّيْ‎ laffay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَلْفَاف‎ ʾalfāf	الْأَلْفَاف‎ al-ʾalfāf	أَلْفَاف‎ ʾalfāf
Nominative	أَلْفَافٌ‎ ʾalfāfun	الْأَلْفَافُ‎ al-ʾalfāfu	أَلْفَافُ‎ ʾalfāfu
Accusative	أَلْفَافًا‎ ʾalfāfan	الْأَلْفَافَ‎ al-ʾalfāfa	أَلْفَافَ‎ ʾalfāfa
Genitive	أَلْفَافٍ‎ ʾalfāfin	الْأَلْفَافِ‎ al-ʾalfāfi	أَلْفَافِ‎ ʾalfāfi

Noun

لِفّ • (liff) m (plural أَلْفَاف‎ (ʾalfāf))

1. thicket, boscage

Declension

Declension of noun لِفّ (liff)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لِفّ liff	اللِّفّ‎ al-liff	لِفّ liff
Nominative	لِفٌّ liffun	اللِّفُّ‎ al-liffu	لِفُّ liffu
Accusative	لِفًّا‎ liffan	اللِّفَّ‎ al-liffa	لِفَّ liffa
Genitive	لِفٍّ liffin	اللِّفِّ‎ al-liffi	لِفِّ liffi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لِفَّيْن‎ liffayn	اللِّفَّيْن‎ al-liffayn	لِفَّيْ‎ liffay
Nominative	لِفَّانِ‎ liffāni	اللِّفَّانِ‎ al-liffāni	لِفَّا‎ liffā
Accusative	لِفَّيْنِ‎ liffayni	اللِّفَّيْنِ‎ al-liffayni	لِفَّيْ‎ liffay
Genitive	لِفَّيْنِ‎ liffayni	اللِّفَّيْنِ‎ al-liffayni	لِفَّيْ‎ liffay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَلْفَاف‎ ʾalfāf	الْأَلْفَاف‎ al-ʾalfāf	أَلْفَاف‎ ʾalfāf
Nominative	أَلْفَافٌ‎ ʾalfāfun	الْأَلْفَافُ‎ al-ʾalfāfu	أَلْفَافُ‎ ʾalfāfu
Accusative	أَلْفَافًا‎ ʾalfāfan	الْأَلْفَافَ‎ al-ʾalfāfa	أَلْفَافَ‎ ʾalfāfa
Genitive	أَلْفَافٍ‎ ʾalfāfin	الْأَلْفَافِ‎ al-ʾalfāfi	أَلْفَافِ‎ ʾalfāfi