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النيلوفر

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This entry discusses the water lily, its properties, and medicinal uses. It details its effects on various ailments like coughs, chest pains, and skin conditions, as well as its application in treating hair loss.

Derived headwords

النيلوفرname
  1. 1.
    Water lilyboth

    A type of aquatic plant that grows in stagnant water, often with beautiful flowers.

النّينوفرname
  1. 1.
    Water lily (variant)both

    An alternative name for the water lily, also referring to the same aquatic plant.

رياحينnoun
  1. 1.
    Fragrant plantsboth

    A general term for aromatic or beautiful plants, often used in a plural form.

ملينadjective
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    Laxativeboth

    Having the property of promoting bowel movements; a purgative effect.

عجنverb
  1. 1.
    To kneadboth

    To mix and work dough or other substances with hands or a machine.

عَجَنَverb
  1. 1.
    To kneadboth

    To mix and work dough or other substances with hands or a machine.

ماءnoun
  1. 1.
    Waterboth

    A clear, colorless, odorless, and tasteless liquid, essential for life.

طليverb
  1. 1.
    To applyboth

    To spread or smear a substance onto a surface.

طُلِيَverb
  1. 1.
    To be appliedboth

    To have a substance spread or smeared onto a surface.

بهقnoun
  1. 1.
    Vitiligoboth

    A skin condition characterized by depigmented patches.

أزالverb
  1. 1.
    To removeboth

    To take away or get rid of something.

زفتnoun
  1. 1.
    Pitchboth

    A dark, sticky, viscous substance obtained from tar or petroleum.

داء الثعلبname
  1. 1.
    Alopeciaboth

    Hair loss, particularly baldness.

Parallel reading

ضرب ms0638 من الرياحين ينبت في المياه الراكدة
A type of fragrant plant that grows in stagnant water.
بارد في الثالثة، رطب في الثانية
Cold in the third degree, moist in the second degree.
ملين، صالح للسعال، وأوجاع الجنب، والرئة، والصدر
Laxative, beneficial for cough, pains of the side, lung, and chest.
وإذا عجن أصله بالماء، وطلي به البهق مرات، أزاله
And if its root is kneaded with water and applied to vitiligo multiple times, it removes it.
وإذا عجن بالزفت، أزال داء الثعلب
And if kneaded with pitch, it removes alopecia.