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قحفل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of consuming or eating something entirely, often with a sense of thoroughness or completeness. It can also refer to the remnants or residue left after consumption.

Derived headwords

قَحْفَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to eat completelyboth

    To consume food or drink entirely, leaving nothing behind. This implies a thorough and complete act of eating.

قَحْفَلَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to eat completelyclassical

    An intensified form of 'qahfala', emphasizing the totality of consumption. It means to eat or drink everything that was present.

قُحْفُلnoun
  1. 1.
    remnantsclassical

    What remains in a container after the contents have been consumed or removed. It refers to the residue or dregs.

قَحْفَلnoun
  1. 1.
    remnantsclassical

    Similar to 'quhfule', this refers to the residue or what is left in a vessel after eating or drinking.

Parallel reading

قحلف ما في الإناء
He ate completely what was in the vessel.
وقحفله: أكله أجمع
And he consumed it entirely: he ate all of it.