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لوف

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a specific type of plant, its characteristics, growth habits, and medicinal uses. It also refers to the plant's fruit and bulb.

Derived headwords

اللَّوْفnoun
  1. 1.
    A plantboth

    A plant that grows green, beautiful, curly leaves that spread on the ground. It has a stalk from its center topped with a fruit, and a bulb similar to that of the wild onion (عنصل). It is used for medicinal purposes.

لُوفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    A single unit of the plantboth

    The singular form of اللَّوْف, referring to one plant or one unit of the plant.

لُوفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Bulb of the plantclassical

    The bulb of the اللَّوْف plant, which is described as being similar to the bulb of the 'ansal (wild onion).

Parallel reading

اللَّوْف: نبات يخرج له ورقات خضر رواء جعدة تنبسط على الأرض وتخرج له قصبة من وسطها، وفي رأسها ثمرة، وله بصل شبيه ببصل العنصل والناس يتداوون به، واحدته لوفة؛
Al-Lawf: A plant that grows beautiful, curly green leaves that spread on the ground. It has a stalk from its center, and on its head is a fruit. It has a bulb similar to the bulb of the 'ansal, and people use it for treatment. Its singular is 'lūfah'.
حكاه أبو حنيفة، قال: وسمعت من عرب الجزيرة: ونباته يبدأ في الربيع،
Abu Hanifa narrated it, and he said: I heard from the Arabs of Al-Jazira: Its vegetation begins in the spring.
قال: ورأيت أكثر منابته ما قارب الجبال،
He said: And I saw most of its habitats near the mountains.
وقيل: أكثر منابته الجبال.
And it was said: Most of its habitats are the mountains.