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صلفع

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of destruction, ruin, and severe misfortune. It extends to meanings of financial ruin, decapitation, and the act of shaving one's head.

Derived headwords

الصَّلْفَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Executionclassical

    The act of putting someone to death, often implying a severe or final end.

صَلْفَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To become bankruptmodern

    To experience financial ruin or become completely impoverished.

صَلْفَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To decapitateclassical

    To strike someone's neck, implying the severing of the head.

صَلْفَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To shavemodern

    To shave one's head.

السَّلْفَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Decapitationclassical

    The act of severing the head, similar to the meaning derived from the root with 'ṣād'.

Parallel reading

الإعدام.
Execution.
أفلس.
He became bankrupt.
ضرب عنقه
He struck his neck
حلقه.
He shaved his head.