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الحلفس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes something characterized by abundance, particularly in terms of flesh or meat. It is used to denote a sheep that is very fleshy and has a lot of meat.

Derived headwords

الحِلْفِسnoun
  1. 1.
    Fleshy sheepclassical

    A sheep that is characterized by having a large amount of flesh.

الحِلْفِسnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundant meatclassical

    Referring to a large quantity of meat or flesh, especially on an animal.

الحِلْفِسnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundant fleshclassical

    Denoting a significant amount of flesh, often implying a desirable quality in livestock.

Parallel reading

الشاة الكثيرة اللحم
The sheep that is abundant in flesh.
والكثير الهبر
And abundant in meat.
والبضع
And abundant in flesh.