Arabic - English Dictionary زخرفَ يزخرف، زخرفةً، فهو مُزخرِف، والمفعول مُزخرَف
Root: ز خ ر فSub-Meanings / Derivatives:
زخرف البناءَ
زيَّنه وحَسَّنه
🇬🇧 Translation:
Decorated it and beautified it (To decorate/Embellish).
زخرف القولَ
حاول تحسينه بالكذب
🇬🇧 Translation:
Tried to beautify it with lies (To embellish words/Gild the lily).
Example / Citation:
- " زخرف السَّقفَ
- خطٌّ مزخرَف
- زخرفت المرأةُ المفرش : زيَّنته بواسطة شغل الإبرة "
🇬🇧 Translation:
- " zakhrafa as-saqf
- khattun muzakhraf
- zakhrafati al-mar'atu al-mafrash : zayyanathu biwasitati shughli al-ibrah (He decorated the ceiling
- An embellished handwriting
- The woman decorated the tablecloth: adorned it with needlework) "