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لفحه

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of striking or hitting, often with a sharp object like a sword, and also the sensation of burning or scorching, particularly from fire. It extends to describe a specific plant and its fruit.

Derived headwords

لَفَحَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to strikeboth

    To strike someone with a sword.

  2. 2.
    to scorchboth

    For fire to burn or scorch something.

لَفْحًاnoun
  1. 1.
    scorchingboth

    The act or sensation of being scorched or burned by fire.

لُفْحَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    scorchingclassical

    A more intense or prolonged scorching or burning sensation from fire.

كرمانnoun
  1. 1.
    a plantclassical

    A type of plant that resembles an eggplant.

ثمرة البيروحnoun
  1. 1.
    fruit of al-bayrūḥclassical

    The fruit of the al-bayrūḥ, which is associated with the plant 'kerman'.

Parallel reading

لفحه، بالسيف، كمنعه: ضربه
He struck him with the sword, like preventing him.
و النار بحرها: أحرقت لفحا ولفحانا
And the fire, with its heat, scorched it scorchingly and with a strong scorching.
وكرمان: نبت م يشبه الباذنجان
And 'kerman': a plant resembling an eggplant.
وثمرة البيروح
And the fruit of al-bayrūḥ.