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طلاء

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of coating, covering, or applying a substance. It extends to meanings of shedding or peeling off such a layer, and metaphorically to changing one's dwelling or state.

Derived headwords

طِلَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    coatingboth

    A substance applied as a coating or covering, such as paint or varnish.

  2. 2.
    peelclassical

    The outer layer or skin that is shed or peeled off.

طَلَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    coatingboth

    The act or process of applying a coating or covering.

اِطْلَنْشَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to move houseclassical

    To move from one dwelling to another.

Parallel reading

طلاء الدم، بالضم والشد والمد: قشرته.
The coating of blood, with damma, shadda, and madd: its peel/skin.
اطلنشأ، كاقعنسس: تحول من منزل إلى منزل.
Iṭlanšaʾa, like iqʿansasa: to move from one house to another.