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السلحفية

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the turtle, its various names, and its medicinal properties. It also touches upon a folk belief about its use in warding off cold.

Derived headwords

السُّلَحْفَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    turtleboth

    A reptile known for its shell, commonly referred to as a turtle.

السُّلَحْفَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    turtle (variant)both

    An alternative pronunciation or spelling for the word 'turtle'.

السُّلَحْفَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    turtle (shortened)both

    A shortened form of the word for turtle.

السُّلَحْفَاnoun
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    turtle (shortened, final vowel)both

    A shortened form of the word for turtle, with a final vowel and a quiescent lam.

السُّلَحْفَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    turtle (variant pronunciation)both

    A variant pronunciation of the word for turtle, with a kasra on the initial sin and a fatha on the lam.

دابةnoun
  1. 1.
    creatureboth

    A general term for a living creature or animal.

ينفعverb
  1. 1.
    to benefitboth

    To be useful or advantageous; to have a positive effect.

دمnoun
  1. 1.
    bloodboth

    The red fluid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans and other vertebrates.

مرارةnoun
  1. 1.
    gallbladderboth

    The small organ beneath the liver, storing and concentrating bile.

مصروعadjective
  1. 1.
    epilepticboth

    Suffering from epilepsy; afflicted by seizures.

تلطخnoun
  1. 1.
    smearingboth

    The act of smearing or being smeared with something.

مفاصلnoun
  1. 1.
    jointsboth

    The points where two bones meet; articulations.

اشتدverb
  1. 1.
    to intensifyboth

    To become stronger, more severe, or more extreme.

بردnoun
  1. 1.
    coldboth

    A low temperature or the sensation of being cold.

كبتverb
  1. 1.
    to suppressclassical

    To restrain, prevent, or inhibit something from happening or developing.

يدnoun
  1. 1.
    handboth

    The part of the human body at the end of the arm, including the fingers and thumb.

رجلnoun
  1. 1.
    legboth

    A limb of the body, used for standing and walking.

هواءnoun
  1. 1.
    airboth

    The invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen.

نزلverb
  1. 1.
    to descendboth

    To move or fall downward, meeting the ground or a surface.

موضعnoun
  1. 1.
    placeboth

    A particular position, point, or area in space.

Parallel reading

السلحفية، كبلهنية، والسلحفاة والسلحفاء، ويقصر، والسلحفا، مقصورة ساكنة اللام مفتوحة الحاء، والسلحفاة، بكسر السين وفتح اللام: دابة م
Al-sulḥafiyyah, kablahaniyyah, and al-sulḥafāh and al-sulḥafā', and it is shortened, and al-sulḥafā, a shortened form with a quiescent lam and an open ha, and al-sulḥafāh, with a kasra on the sin and a fatha on the lam: a creature.
ينفع دمها ومرارتها المصروع
Its blood and its gallbladder are beneficial for the epileptic.
والتلطخ بدمها المفاصل
And smearing the joints with its blood.
ويقال: إذا اشتد البرد في مكان
And it is said: if the cold intensifies in a place.
وكبت واحدة بحيث يكون يداها ورجلاها إلى الهواء
And one is suppressed such that its hands and legs are towards the air.
وتركت كذلك، لم ينزل البرد في ذلك الموضع
And it is left thus, the cold will not descend in that place.