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قفشل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific Persian loanword that entered Arabic. The primary focus is on the word 'al-qafshalah' and its etymology, with scholarly debate on its origin and meaning.

Derived headwords

القَفْشَلِيلةnoun
  1. 1.
    ladle, scoopclassical

    A large spoon or ladle used for scooping liquids or grains. It is identified as a Persian loanword.

قَفْشَلِيْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    ladle, scoopclassical

    A large spoon or ladle used for scooping liquids or grains. It is identified as a Persian loanword.

Parallel reading

المغرفة، فارسي معرب
The ladle, an Arabized Persian word.
وحكي عن الأحمر أنها أعجمية أصلها كبجلار
And it is narrated from Al-Ahmar that it is a foreign word, its origin being 'kabjalar'.
مثل به سيبويه صفة ولم يفسره أحد على ذلك
Sibawayh used it as an adjective, but no one explained it on that basis.
قال السيرافي: ليطلب فإني لا أعرفه
Al-Sirafi said: 'Let it be sought, for I do not know it.'