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شفلح

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes characteristics of coarseness, thickness, and largeness, particularly related to physical features like lips and nostrils. It also extends to describe a type of plant and its fruit.

Derived headwords

الشَّفْلَحnoun
  1. 1.
    coarse, rough personclassical

    A man who is coarse and rough in his speech and mannerisms, and relaxed or flabby in his build.

  2. 2.
    thick-lipped personclassical

    A person, male or female, characterized by thick lips and a relaxed appearance.

  3. 3.
    wide-nostriled manclassical

    Specifically referring to a man with wide nostrils and large lips.

  4. 4.
    large-buttocked womanclassical

    Specifically referring to a woman with large buttocks and a wide vulva.

  5. 5.
    cucumber-like plantclassical

    A plant resembling cucumbers, growing to a large size.

  6. 6.
    caper fruitclassical

    The fruit of the caper plant, specifically when it opens.

  7. 7.
    caper treeclassical

    A tree that produces the caper fruit.

شَفْلَحَةadjective
  1. 1.
    thick (lips)classical

    Describing lips as being thick and fleshy.

شَفْلَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    caper fruit (singular)classical

    A single fruit of the caper plant, particularly when it has opened.

شَفْلَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    thick gumsclassical

    Describing gums as being fleshy and wide.

Parallel reading

الحر الغليظ الحروف المسترخي.
The man who is coarse in his speech, thick-lipped, and relaxed.
والشفلح أيضا: الغليظ الشفة المسترخيها
And al-shafalḥ also: the one with thick lips and relaxed lips.
وقيل: هو من الرجال الواسع المنخرين العظيم الشفتين
And it was said: he is among men the one with wide nostrils and large lips.
ومن النساء: الضخمة الإسكتين الواسعة المتاع
And among women: the one with large buttocks and a wide vulva.
لعمر التي جاءت بكم من شفلح، ... لدى نسييها ساقط الاست أهلبا
By the life of her who brought you forth from a coarse one, ... near her vulva, fallen are the lips of the hairy one.
وشفة شفلحة: غليظة.
And a shafalḥah lip: thick.
ولثة شفلحة: كثيرة اللحم عريضة.
And shafalḥah gums: fleshy and wide.
الشفلح شبه القثاء يكون على الكبر.
Al-shafalḥ is like cucumbers, growing to a large size.
والشفلح: ثمر الكبر إذا تفتح
And al-shafalḥ: the fruit of the caper when it opens.
واحدته شفلحة
Its singular is shafalḥah.
والشفلح: شجر
And al-shafalḥ: a tree.