The triliteral root zāy ḥā fā (ز ح ف) occurs only once in the Quran, as the noun zaḥf (زَحْف). The translation below is a brief gloss intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on the word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
(8:15:8) zaḥfan | advancing | إِذَا لَقِيتُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا زَحْفًا فَلَا تُوَلُّوهُمُ الْأَدْبَارَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary