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دلغف

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root pertains to stealthy movement, specifically walking in a hidden or disguised manner, often with the intention of theft or to conceal oneself.

Derived headwords

ادلغفَverb
  1. 1.
    to sneak for theftboth

    To come stealthily and with concealment, with the intention of stealing.

ادلغفْتُverb
  1. 1.
    I snuck for theftboth

    The speaker's declaration of having come stealthily and with concealment, intending to steal.

ادلغفافnoun
  1. 1.
    stealthy walkingclassical

    The act of walking in a stealthy and concealed manner, typically for the purpose of stealing something.

اذلغفَverb
  1. 1.
    to sneak for theftclassical

    An alternative pronunciation or variant of 'ادلغف', referring to coming stealthily and with concealment for theft.

Parallel reading

ادلغف: جاء للسرقة في ختل واستتار
ادلغف: To come for theft in stealth and concealment.
قال: قد ادلغفت، وهي لا تراني، ... إلى متاعي مشية السكران، وبغضها في الصدر قد وراني
He said: 'I have come stealthily, and she does not see me, ... towards my belongings with the gait of a drunkard, and hatred for her in my chest has hidden me.'
الادلغفاف مشي الرجل متسترا ليسرق شيئا
Al-Adlaghfaf is the walking of a man concealing himself to steal something.
ورواه غيره اذلغف، بالذال
Others narrated it as 'اذلغف', with the letter 'ذ' (dhal).