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الطلنفء

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe excessive talkativeness and a state of being stuck or adhering closely to something, particularly the ground or a camel's hump.

Derived headwords

الطَّلَنْفَأadjective
  1. 1.
    Talkativeclassical

    Describes someone who is excessively talkative or garrulous.

اِطْلَنْفَأَverb
  1. 1.
    To stick to the groundclassical

    To adhere closely to the ground, as if stuck or unable to move.

مُطْلَنْفِئadjective
  1. 1.
    Sticking to the groundclassical

    Describes something that is stuck or adhering closely to the ground.

  2. 2.
    Low-lyingclassical

    Describes a camel's hump that is low and close to the ground.

Parallel reading

الطَّلَنْفَأ، كسمندل: الكثير الكلام.
Al-Talnfā', like samandal: the very talkative one.
واطلنفأ: لزق بالأرض.
And iṭlanfa'a: he stuck to the ground.
وجمل مطلنفئ الشرف: لاصق السنام.
And a camel muṭlanfi' al-sharaf: its hump is stuck to it (low-lying).