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قلفح

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe the act of consuming or emptying something completely, particularly liquids from a container. It conveys a sense of thoroughness in drinking or finishing.

Derived headwords

قَلْفَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to drink completelyboth

    To drink the entire contents of a container, leaving nothing behind.

قَلْفَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    thorough drinkingclassical

    The act of drinking something completely, emptying the container.

Parallel reading

قلفح ما في الإناء إذا شربه أجمع
He drank completely what was in the container, drinking it all.