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عفطل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of mixing or blending things together. It describes the act of confusing or intermingling different substances or elements.

Derived headwords

عَفْطَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to mixboth

    To mix something with something else, to blend them together.

عَلْفَطَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to mixboth

    To mix something with something else, to blend them together. This is a variant form of the verb.

Parallel reading

عفطل الشيء وعلفطه: خلطه بغيره.
He mixed the thing and mixed it: he mixed it with something else.