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علفت

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses a large, strong, and potentially wicked man. It also touches upon concepts related to dirtiness and a place of fighting.

Derived headwords

العَلَفْتَانnoun
  1. 1.
    large, strong manclassical

    A large and powerful man, often implying a rough or coarse nature.

  2. 2.
    wicked personclassical

    Describing someone as the most wicked or evil of God's creation.

تكركسverb
  1. 1.
    to be dirtyclassical

    To become soiled or covered in dirt.

  2. 2.
    to falterclassical

    To hesitate, waver, or move uncertainly.

المحمسnoun
  1. 1.
    place of fightingclassical

    A location where combat or battle takes place.

Parallel reading

في الرباعي: العلفتان الضخم من الرجال الشديد؛
In the quadriliteral form: Al-'alafṭān is the large, strong man;
وأنشد: يضحك مني من يرى تكركسي ... من فرقي، من علفتان أدبس، أخبث خلق الله عند المحمس
And he recited: He laughs at me, whoever sees my faltering... from my parting, from 'alafṭān, the most wicked of God's creation at the place of fighting.
التكركس: التلوث والتردد.
At-takarkus: dirtiness and hesitation.
والمحمس: موضع القتال،
And al-maḥmas: the place of fighting,