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صطفل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of extracting or pulling something out forcefully, often with a sense of stripping or removing it entirely. It is also associated with a specific tool used for such extraction, like a chisel or gouge.

Derived headwords

اِصْطَفَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to extract forcefullyclassical

    To pull out or extract something with great force, often implying a complete removal.

إِصْطِفْلِينَةnoun
  1. 1.
    chisel, gougeclassical

    A tool, likely a chisel or gouge, used for carving or extracting, particularly from hard materials.

  2. 2.
    a carrotclassical

    A specific type of root vegetable, mentioned as an analogy for something being pulled out.

نَزْعnoun
  1. 1.
    pulling out, extractionboth

    The act of pulling something out, often with force or completeness.

Parallel reading

ولأنزعنك من الملك نزع الإصطفلينة
And I will surely strip you of kingship, like the stripping of a carrot.
إن الوالي لينحت أقاربه أمانته كما تنحت القدوم الإصطفلينة حتى تخلص إلى قلبها
Indeed, the ruler carves out his relatives' trust as the chisel carves out the core of the gouge until it reaches its heart.