لف

Arabic

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 الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَلُفُّ ʔaluffu	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 ʔaluffa	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 ʔaluffa or ʔaluffi or ʔalfuf	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 الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُلَفُّ ʔulaffu	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 ʔulaffa	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 ʔulaffa or ʔulaffi or ʔulfaf	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 (ʔalfāf))

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 ʔalfāf	الْأَلْفَاف al-ʔalfāf	أَلْفَاف ʔalfāf
Nominative	أَلْفَافٌ ʔalfāfun	الْأَلْفَافُ al-ʔalfāfu	أَلْفَافُ ʔalfāfu
Accusative	أَلْفَافًا ʔalfāfan	الْأَلْفَافَ al-ʔalfāfa	أَلْفَافَ ʔalfāfa
Genitive	أَلْفَافٍ ʔalfāfin	الْأَلْفَافِ al-ʔalfāfi	أَلْفَافِ ʔalfāfi

Noun

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

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 ʔalfāf	الْأَلْفَاف al-ʔalfāf	أَلْفَاف ʔalfāf
Nominative	أَلْفَافٌ ʔalfāfun	الْأَلْفَافُ al-ʔalfāfu	أَلْفَافُ ʔalfāfu
Accusative	أَلْفَافًا ʔalfāfan	الْأَلْفَافَ al-ʔalfāfa	أَلْفَافَ ʔalfāfa
Genitive	أَلْفَافٍ ʔalfāfin	الْأَلْفَافِ al-ʔalfāfi	أَلْفَافِ ʔalfāfi

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ل ف ف
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic لَفَّ (laffa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laff/, [laf]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

  (file)

Verb

لفّ • (laff) I (present بلفّ (biliff))

1. (intransitive) to turn

   لفّ على إيدك الشمال.

   liff ʕala ʔīdak iš-šmāl

   Turn left.

   (literally, “Turn on your left hand.”)

2. to wrap

   Synonym: غلّف (ḡallaf)

   لفّت الهديّة بورقة.

   laffat il-hadiyye b-waraqa

   She wrapped the present in paper.

Conjugation

Conjugation of لفّ (laff)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	لفّيت (laffēt)	لفّيت (laffēt)	لفّ (laff)		لفّينا (laffēna)	لفّيتو (laffētu)	لفّو (laffu)
	f		لفّيتي (laffēti)	لفّت (laffat)
present	m	بلفّ (baliff)	بتلفّ (bitliff)	بلفّ (biliff)		منلفّ (minliff)	بتلفّو (bitliffu)	بلفّو (biliffu)
	f		بتلفّي (bitliffi)	بتلفّ (bitliff)
subjunctive	m	الفّ (aliff)	تلفّ (tliff)	يلفّ (yliff)		نلفّ (nliff)	تلفّو (tliffu)	يلفّو (yliffu)
	f		تلفّي (tliffi)	تلفّ (tliff)
imperative	m		لفّ (liff)				لفّو (liffu)
	f		لفّي (liffi)