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ظوف

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the hair or wool around the neck, specifically the nape. It describes the entirety of this hair or its flowing strands.

Derived headwords

ظوفnoun
  1. 1.
    nape hairclassical

    The hair or wool that grows on the nape of the neck, or the flowing strands of it.

ظافnoun
  1. 1.
    nape hairclassical

    A variant term for the hair or wool on the nape of the neck.

Parallel reading

أخذ بظوف رقبته
He took him by the nape of his neck.
وبظاف رقبته
And by the nape of his neck.
لغة في صوف رقبته
A variant pronunciation for the wool of his neck.
أي بجميعها
Meaning, by all of it.
أو بشعرها السابل في نقرتها
Or by its flowing hair in its hollow.