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جلفار

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to primarily refer to place names and geographical locations. It also includes a derived term that is a loanword from Persian, referring to a type of cheese.

Derived headwords

جِلْفَارname
  1. 1.
    Place name in Marwclassical

    A place name referring to a location in the region of Marw (Merv).

جِلْفَرname
  1. 1.
    Place name, shortened formclassical

    A shortened form of 'Jilfar', likely referring to the same place or a related geographical feature.

كِلْبَرname
  1. 1.
    Loanword, cheeseclassical

    A Persian loanword, referring to a type of cheese. It is mentioned in relation to a place near Oman.

جُلْنَارname
  1. 1.
    Place name near Omanclassical

    A place name located in the vicinity of Oman, from which goods like ghee and cheese are brought to the island of Qais.

Parallel reading

جلفار، كبطنان: ة بمرو.
Jilfar, like Batnan: a place in Marw.
وجلفر، مقصور منه، معرب كلبر.
And Julfer, its shortened form, is the Persianized form of Kilbar.
وكجلنار: د بنواحي عمان، يجلب منها إلى جزيرة قيس نحو السمن والجبن.
And like Julnar: a place in the environs of Oman, from which are brought to the island of Qais things like ghee and cheese.