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جلف
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaمُجَلَّفٌ مجلف Having a portion, or portions, taken from its sides. (S, K.) ― -b2- Having somewhat thereof remaining. (S, K.) So explained by Abu-l-Ghowth as occurring in the saying of ElFarezdak, وَعَضُّ زَمَانَ يَا ا@بْنَ مَرْوَانَ لَمْ يَدَعْ مِنَ المَالِ اـِلَّا مُسْحَتًا أَوْ مُجَلَّفُ i. e., [ And a biting of fortune, O Ibn-Marwán, left not, of the cattle, save ] such as were destroyed, or they were such as had only a remnant remaining. (S.) ― -b3- A man (S) whose cattle have been destroyed by years of drought, or barrenness, or dearth. (S, K.) And ↓ قَوْمٌ مُجْتَلَفُونَ A people, or party, whose cattle have been destroyed by a year of drought or the like. (S, TA.)
Derived headwords
مُجَلَّفٌ
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وَعَضُّ زَمَانَ يَا ا@بْنَ مَرْوَانَ لَمْ يَدَعْ
مِنَ المَالِ اـِلَّا مُسْحَتًا أَوْ مُجَلَّفُ