زخرف

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ز خ ر ف (z-ḵ-r-f).

Verb

زَخْرَفَ (zaḵrafa) Iq, non-past يُزَخْرِفُ‎ (yuzaḵrifu)

  1. to adorn, ornament, decorate, embellish
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Etymology 2

Noun

زُخْرُف (zuḵruf) m (plural زَخَارِف (zaḵārif))

  1. gold
  2. ornament, decoration, embellishment
  3. anything varnished or with false coloring
  4. false gold, false ornaments or jewelry
  5. gilding, gloss
  6. tinsel
  7. ornateness of speech, tinsel of speech
  8. varnished falsehood
  9. worldly pomp
  10. line or streak seen in the water
  11. ornamented ship
  12. a small water fly with four legs
  13. mermaid
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