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ضلفع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes physical attributes, specifically related to width or spaciousness, often applied to women's anatomy. It also extends to actions like shaving one's head.

Derived headwords

ضَلْفَعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    wide vulvaclassical

    A woman characterized by a wide vulva.

ضَلْفَعَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    wide vulvaclassical

    A woman characterized by a wide vulva; synonymous with ضَلْفَعٌ.

ضَلْفَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to shaveclassical

    To shave one's head.

Parallel reading

ضَلْفَعٌ، كَجَعْفَرٍ: ع
Dhalfa' (like Ja'far): a woman with a wide vulva.
وَالضَّلْفَعُ أَيْضًا: الْمَرْأَةُ الْوَاسِعَةُ الْهُنِّ، كَالضَّلْفَعَةِ.
And ad-dhalfa' also refers to a woman with a wide vulva, like ad-dhalfa'ah.
ضَلْفَعَ رَأْسَهُ: حَلَقَهُ.
Dhalfa'a ra'sahu: he shaved his head.