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الجلفاظ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the craft of ship repair and maintenance. It specifically defines the role of a shipwright and the action associated with this profession.

Derived headwords

الجِلْفَاظnoun
  1. 1.
    shipwrightclassical

    A person who repairs and maintains ships. This term specifically refers to the craftsman skilled in this trade.

الجِلْفَظَةnoun
  1. 1.
    ship repairclassical

    The act or process of repairing ships. It refers to the work done by a shipwright.

Parallel reading

الجلفاظ، بالكسر: مصلح السفن.
Al-Jilfaz, with a kasra: a shipwright.
وفعله: الجلفظة، وتقدم في الطاء.
And its verb is: Al-Jilfazah, and it was previously mentioned under the letter Ta'.