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طواف t̤awāf inf. n. of طوف 'to go or walk round,' c.

A طواف t̤awāf (inf. n. of طوف 'to go or walk round,' &c.), s.f. Going round, turning; circumambulating; encompassing; making the circuit (of a holy place, as Mecca, &c.); pilgrimage:—t̤awāf karnā (-kī), To go round; to make the circuit (of a holy place).

طوائِف t̤awāʼif pl. of t̤āʼifa, q.v.

A طوائِف t̤awāʼif (pl. of t̤āʼifa, q.v.), s.f. Tribes, peoples, nations; troops, bands (particularly of dancing girls);—s.f. sing. A dancing girl.