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القلفع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes things that are cracked, peeled, or broken apart. It refers to materials like mud or iron that split, as well as the dry, flaky outer layers found on the ground or on a camel's skin.

Derived headwords

القَلْفَعُnoun
  1. 1.
    cracked mudboth

    Material that is formed from mud and becomes cracked.

  2. 2.
    flaked ironclassical

    Pieces of iron that separate or flake off when it is worked or stamped.

مُقَلْفَعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    peeledclassical

    Describing wool or hair that is peeled or cracked.

القَلْفَعَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    earth's crustclassical

    The outer layer of the earth that rises above the truffle.

  2. 2.
    camel skin layerclassical

    A wide, flaky layer that forms on the skin of a camel, breaking into pieces.

Parallel reading

القلفع، كزبرج ودرهم: ما يتلفق من الطين ويتشقق
Al-qalfu, like zubruj and dirham: what is formed from mud and cracks.
وما تفرق من الحديد إذا طبع
And what separates from iron when it is stamped.
وصوف مقلفع: قلح
And wool that is muqalf'a: peeled.
والقلفعة، كزبرجة: قشر الأرض يرتفع عن الكمأة
And al-qalf'a, like zubraja: the crust of the earth that rises above the truffle.
وما يصير على جلد البعير كهيئة القشر الواسع قطعا قطعا
And what becomes on the skin of the camel like the form of a wide crust, piece by piece.