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فولف

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the concept of covering, enveloping, or surrounding something. It extends to things that are densely packed or intertwined, and also to specific items used for covering or packing.

Derived headwords

فُولِفnoun
  1. 1.
    coveringclassical

    Anything that covers or envelops something else is described as a 'fulf' for it.

  2. 2.
    dense packingclassical

    Used to describe something that is densely packed or intertwined, like a thicket.

  3. 3.
    camel litter paddingclassical

    The padding or lining at the bottom of a camel litter (howdah).

  4. 4.
    thin garmentclassical

    A thin garment, possibly used for covering.

فُولِفadjective
  1. 1.
    coveringclassical

    Describing something that covers or envelops.

  2. 2.
    intertwinedclassical

    Describing a garden that is densely intertwined or overgrown.

فُولِفnoun
  1. 1.
    garment for coveringclassical

    A garment used to cover other clothes.

فُولِفnoun
  1. 1.
    thin clothclassical

    A thin piece of cloth.

قَوْقَلnoun
  1. 1.
    partridgeclassical

    A name for a partridge, derived from the pattern of the word 'fulf'.

شَوْشَبnoun
  1. 1.
    scorpionclassical

    A name for a scorpion, derived from the pattern of the word 'fulf'.

لَوْلَبnoun
  1. 1.
    water wheelclassical

    A water wheel, derived from the pattern of the word 'fulf'.

Parallel reading

الفولف كل شيء يغطي شيئا، فهو فولف له
Al-fulf is everything that covers something; it is a fulf for it.
وصار رقراق السراب فولفا
And the shimmering mirage became a covering.
واعرورى النعاف النعفا فولفا للبيد: مغطيا لأرضها
And the vulture circled the barren land, covering its ground.
ومما جاء على بناء فولف قوقل للحجل
And among what came on the pattern of 'fulf' is 'ququl' for the partridge.
وشوشب اسم للعقرب
And 'shawshab' is a name for the scorpion.
ولولب لولب الماء
And 'lawlab' is a water wheel.
وحديقة فولف: ملتفة
And a 'fulf' garden: intertwined.
والفولف: بطان الهودج
And al-fulf: the padding of the camel litter.
وقيل: هو ثوب تغطى به الثياب
And it was said: it is a garment with which clothes are covered.
وقيل: ثوب رقيق
And it was said: a thin garment.