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الزلهب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a state of being light or thin, specifically in relation to facial hair and body flesh.

Derived headwords

الزَّهْلَبnoun
  1. 1.
    light beardclassical

    A person who has a sparse or light beard.

  2. 2.
    light fleshclassical

    A person who is thin or has little flesh.

زَهْلَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be light-beardedclassical

    To have a sparse or light beard.

  2. 2.
    to be light-fleshedclassical

    To be thin or have little flesh.

Parallel reading

الزَّهْلَب، كجعفر: الخفيف اللحية، والخفيف اللحم.
Al-zahlab, like Ja'far: the light-bearded, and the light-fleshed.