ط • ف • ح

, (S, A, K,) aor. طَفَحَ , (TA,) inf. n. طُفُوحٌ (S, A, K) and طَفْحٌ, (K,) It (a vessel, S, A, K, and a river, A, TA, and a wateringtrough, or tank, A) was, or became, full, so as to overflow: (S, A:) was, or became, full, and high [in its contents], (K, TA,) so as to overflow. (TA.) [See also مِرْقَمٌ.] طَفَحَ said of one intoxicated, (tropical:) He was full of wine. (T, S, TA.) طَفَحَتْ بِالأَوْلَادِ (tropical:) She (a woman) brought forth children abundantly; brought forth many children: (A:) [or] طَفَحَتْ بِالوَلَدِ she brought forth the child at the full period of gestation, or fully formed. (K.) طَفَحَ عَقْلُهُ (assumed tropical:) His understanding, or intellect, became eminent [or, app., exuberant]. (TA.) طَفَحَ, aor. as above, also signifies (assumed tropical:) He ran. (As, TA.) And one says, اِطْفَحْ عَنِّى, meaning (assumed tropical:) Go thou away, or depart, from me. (S, K.) -A2- طَفَحَ as trans.: see 4. طَفَحَتِ الرِّيحُ القُطْنَةَ The wind raised, or carried up, the portion of cotton: (S, K:) and in like manner, a similar thing. (S.)

; (S, A, K;) and ↓ طفّحهُ, (S, K,) inf. n. تَطْفِيحٌ; (S;) and ↓ طَفَحَهُ, (K,) inf. n. طَفْحٌ; (TA;) He filled it so that it overflowed: (S, A:) or he filled it so that it became high [in its contents]: (K:) namely, a vessel, (S, A, K,) and a river, or rivulet, and a watering-trough, or tank. (A.)

(S, K, in the CK [erroneously] القِدْرُ) He took off the طُفَاحَة (i. e. scum) of the cooking-pot. (S.)

Full, so as to overflow; applied to [a vessel, and] a river, and a watering-trough, or tank: (A, TA:) or full: and full and high. (A'Obeyd, T, TA.) And ↓ إِنَاءٌ طَفْحَانُ, and قَصْعَةٌ طَفْحَى A vessel, and a bowl, of which the contents flow over the sides. (K.) Applied to one intoxicated, (tropical:) Full of wine. (T, S, A, K.) And (assumed tropical:) Running, or one that runs. (As, TA.) -A2- And [the fem.] طَافِحَةٌ signifies Dry, or tough, or rigid: whence the phrase رُكْبَةٌ طَافِحَةٌ meaning A knee which he to whom it belongs cannot grasp with his hand. (K.)

; fem. طَفْحَي: see طَافِحٌ.

(tropical:) A horse that runs much. (A.) And طَفَّاحَةُ القَوَايءِمِ (tropical:) A she-camel having swift legs. (K, TA.)

What would fill the earth (T in art. طحف, and K,) so that it would overflow: (T:) so in the saying, in a trad., وَإنْ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ طِفَاحُ الأرْضِ ذُنُوباً [Though there be upon him, or imputable to him, what would fill the earth so that it would overflow, of sins, or crimes]. (T.)

What has come forth upon the surface of a thing, such as the scum of the cooking-pot, (S,) which is termed طُفَاحَةُ القِدْرِ. (A, K.)

A skimmer, or ladle with which the scum of the cooking-pot is taken off; (K;) called in Pers. كَفْGِير. (TA.)