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لصغ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the drying or hardening of skin, particularly when it becomes dry and stiff on bone.

Derived headwords

لَصَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to dry out and hardenclassical

    The skin dries out and becomes stiff, especially when it adheres to bone.

لُصُوغاnoun
  1. 1.
    drying and hardeningclassical

    The state or process of skin drying out and becoming stiff on bone.

Parallel reading

لصغ الجلد يلصغ لصوغا إذا يبس على العظم عجفا.
The skin dried out and became stiff, becoming stiff on the bone.