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طلفء

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root describes the concept of adhering closely to the ground or a surface. It conveys a sense of being stuck, clinging, or lying flat and low. The derived terms often imply a state of being immobile or firmly attached.

Derived headwords

المطلنفئnoun
  1. 1.
    Clinging to the groundboth

    One who is clinging to the ground or lying low upon it.

  2. 2.
    Lying on one's backclassical

    According to Al-Lihyani, it refers to someone who is lying on their back.

الطلنفأnoun
  1. 1.
    Clinging to the groundboth

    The state or act of clinging to the ground or lying low upon it.

الطلنفىnoun
  1. 1.
    Clinging to the groundboth

    The state or act of clinging to the ground or lying low upon it.

اطلنفأverb
  1. 1.
    to cling to the groundboth

    To cling to the ground or lie low upon it.

اطلنفىverb
  1. 1.
    to cling to the groundboth

    To cling to the ground or lie low upon it.

اطلنفاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Clinging to the groundboth

    The act or state of clinging to the ground or lying low upon it.

جمل مطلنفئadjective
  1. 1.
    Camel clinging to the humpclassical

    A camel that is clinging to its hump, implying it is lying low or stuck.

Parallel reading

المطلنفئ والطلنفأ والطلنفى: اللازق بالأرض اللاطئ بها
Al-mutalinfu', al-talanfa', and al-talanfa: one clinging to the ground, lying low upon it.
وقد اطلنفأ اطلنفاء واطلنفى: لزق بالأرض
And he has clung to the ground, clinging, and clung: he stuck to the ground.
وجمل مطلنفئ الشرف
And a camel clinging to the hump.
أي لازق السنام
Meaning sticking to the hump.
والمطلنفئ: اللاطئ بالأرض
And al-mutalinfu': the one lying low upon the ground.
وقال اللحياني: هو المستلقي على ظهره
And Al-Lihyani said: it is one lying on his back.