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الذيفان

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses the concept of deadly poison. It notes variations in pronunciation and refers to another root for its linguistic origins.

Derived headwords

الذَّيْفَانnoun
  1. 1.
    deadly poisonboth

    A lethal substance, often referring to a potent toxin that causes death.

ذيفانnoun
  1. 1.
    deadly poisonboth

    A potent poison capable of causing death.

Parallel reading

الذيفان، ويكسر ويحرك: السم القاتل
Al-dhayfān, and it can be pronounced with a kasra and a fatḥa: the deadly poison.
ولغاتها في ذأف
And its linguistic origins are in the root dh-'-f.