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الءلفث

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of foolishness, thoroughness, and concealment. It describes someone who is foolish, but also actions that involve exhausting resources, keeping secrets, fulfilling needs, and consuming entirely.

Derived headwords

الأَلْفَثadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishboth

    Describing someone who is foolish or lacking in intelligence.

اِسْتَلْفَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to exhaustclassical

    To exhaust what one possesses, to use up all resources.

  2. 2.
    to investigate thoroughlyclassical

    To investigate or explore something to its utmost extent, to be exhaustive.

اِسْتَلْفَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to concealclassical

    To conceal or hide information or news.

اِسْتَلْفَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to fulfillclassical

    To fulfill or satisfy a need or requirement.

اِسْتَلْفَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to consume entirelyclassical

    To consume or leave nothing of something, such as grazing livestock leaving no pasture.

Parallel reading

الأَلْفَث: الأحمق.
Al-alfath: the foolish one.
واستلفث ماعنده: استنبط واستقصى
And he exhausted what he had: he investigated and explored thoroughly.
واستلفث الخبر: كتمه
And he concealed the news: he kept it secret.
واستلفث حاجته: قضاها
And he fulfilled his need: he satisfied it.
واستلفث الرعي: لم يدع منه شيئا.
And he consumed the grazing: he left nothing of it.