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سملع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the description of a wolf, specifically highlighting its swiftness or lightness.

Derived headwords

الهملعnoun
  1. 1.
    swift wolfclassical

    A description of a wolf characterized by its speed or agility.

السملعnoun
  1. 1.
    swift wolfclassical

    A description of a wolf characterized by its speed or agility.

Parallel reading

الهملع والسملع: الذئب الخفيف.
Al-hamla' and as-samla': the light/swift wolf.