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الدفص

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be obsolete and relates to a specific quality of being smooth or slippery. It is primarily associated with the naming of onions due to this characteristic.

Derived headwords

الدَّفْصnoun
  1. 1.
    smoothnessclassical

    A quality of being smooth or slippery.

دوفصnoun
  1. 1.
    onionclassical

    A type of bulbous plant, specifically an onion, named for its smooth texture.

Parallel reading

فعل ممات
an obsolete verb form
وهو الملوسة
and it is smoothness
وبه سمي البصل دوفصا
and by it onions are named 'dufasan'
لملاسته
due to its smoothness