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الثحف

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the layers or strata found within the stomach of a ruminant animal, specifically the contents of the rumen. It describes the layered appearance of digested food.

Derived headwords

الثَّحْفnoun
  1. 1.
    Rumen contentsclassical

    The contents of the rumen (the first stomach compartment of ruminant animals), described as being like layers of digested food.

أَثْحَافnoun
  1. 1.
    Layers of rumen contentsclassical

    The plural form of 'thahf', referring to the multiple layers or strata found within the rumen.

Parallel reading

الثَّحْف، بالمهملة مكسورة، وككتف: ذات الطريق من الكرش، كأنها أطباق الفرث، ج: أثحاف.
Al-thahf, with the unpointed letter (ث) having a kasra, and like 'katif': the layered contents of the rumen, as if they were plates of dung, plural: athhaf.