طَفَّ

, (As, O, K,) [aorist, apparently, طَفِ3َ ,] verbal noun طَفٌّ, (TK, [or, according to Freytag طُفُوفٌ, which see in what follows,]) It (a thing) was, or became, near. (As, O, K.) You say, أَخَذْتُ مِنْ مَتَاعِى مَا خَفَّ وَطَفَّ i. e. [I took, of my goods,] what [was light, and] was near to me. (As, O.) And طَفَّ الشَّىْءُ مِنَ الشَّىْءِ The thing was, or became, near to the thing. (O, K. *) And خُذْ مَا طَفَّ لَكَ, and لَكَ اسْتَطَفَّ, (S, Meyd, O, K,) and لَكَ أَطَفَّ, (Meyd, O, TA,) Take thou what has risen to thee, and become within thy power or reach, (S, O, K, TA,) and become attainable [to thee], or prepared [for thee], (AZ, Meyd, TA,) and become near to thee: (K, TA:) or what has risen to view, and has appeared, [to thee,] to be taken: (TA:) [for] طَفَّ, verbal noun طُفُوفٌ, signifies it rose [apparently so as to become visible]: and it was, or became, little in quantity: the saying is a prov., relating to a man's being content with a part of that which he wants: (Meyd:) and in like manner one says, خُذْ مَا دَفَّ لَكَ, and اسْتَدَفَّ: (AZ, Meyd, TA:) and Ks mentions, in relation to a man's being content with a part of that which he wants, the saying, خُذْ مَا طَفَّ لَكَ وَدَعْ لَكَ مَا اسْتَطَفَّ [apparently meaning, if the saying be correctly thus related, Take what is within thy power, or reach, and leave what has risen to thy view so as to invite approach]; i. e. be content with what is within thy power. (TA.)

طَفَّتِ الشَّمْسُ:

and طَفَّ said of a bird: see 2.

مَرَّيَطفُّ [apparently يَطِفٌّ] He passed by hastening, or going quickly. (O.)

طَفَّ النَّاقَةَ, (O, K,) aorist طَفُ3َ , (O, TA,) verbal noun طَفٌّ, (TA,) He (a man, O) bound the legs of the she-camel, (O, K,) all of them. (O.)

طَفَّهُ He (a man, O) raised it (i. e. a thing, O) with his leg or foot, or with his arm or hand. (O, K.) And طَفَّ بِفُلَانٍ مَوْضِعَ كَذَا He raised such a one to such a place; and made him to be on a level with it. (TA.)

And طَفَّ الحَايءِطَ, verbal noun طَفٌّ, He mounted upon the wall. (TA.)