B2noun
زَخْرَفَة
zakhrafa
ornamentation / decoration
Example
تَزَيَّنَ المَسجِدُ بِزَخرَفاتٍ إسلامِيَّةٍ رائِعَة.
tazayyana l-masjidu bi-zakhrafātin islāmiyyatin rāʾiʿa.
The mosque is adorned with exquisite Islamic ornamentation.
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Arabic root
ز-خ-ر-ف
2 words from this root family
B2noun
زُخْرُفٌ
zukhruf
adornment / gilding / glitter
Example
حَتَّىٰ إِذَا أَخَذَتِ الْأَرْضُ زُخْرُفَهَا وَازَّيَّنَتْ
ḥattā idhā akhadhati al-arḍu zukhrufahā wazzayyanat
Until when the earth has taken on its adornment and is beautified (10:24)
Grammar
Masculine noun. Quadriliteral root (rare in Arabic). Also the name of Surah 43 (az-Zukhruf). Can mean gold ornaments or deceptive embellishment.
Culture
Surah az-Zukhruf uses this word to critique worldly materialism — the glitter of this life is temporary compared to the Hereafter.