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ءلن

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the concept of being gathered, collected, or clustered together. It describes a state of being compressed or amassed, often implying a lack of stability or a tendency to disperse.

Derived headwords

أَلِنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be gatheredboth

    To be collected or amassed together, forming a cluster or group.

أَلَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherclassical

    To cause to be collected or amassed together; to bring together into a cluster.

أَلِينٌadjective
  1. 1.
    gatheredclassical

    Describing something that is gathered or collected together, forming a cluster.

أَلِنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    gatheringclassical

    The act or state of being gathered or collected together.

مُؤْتَلِنٌadjective
  1. 1.
    gatheredclassical

    One who is gathered or collected; a participant in a gathering.

مُؤْتَلَنٌadjective
  1. 1.
    gatheredclassical

    That which is gathered or collected.

Parallel reading

فرس ألن: مجتمع بعضه على بعض
Farasa alinan: gathered, some of it upon the other.
ألن إذ خرجت سلته،
Alinan when its sheath emerged,
وهلا تمسحه، ما يستقر.
And why don't you wipe it? It does not settle.