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السلعف

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to swallowing or consuming, with some derived terms possibly referring to a sharp stick used for hunting or a thick/stout individual.

Derived headwords

السُّلَعْفُفnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of animalclassical

    A term for a type of animal, possibly a large or stout one, likened to 'jardhal' and 'hadjhar'.

السُّلَخْفnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of animalclassical

    Another term for a type of animal, synonymous with 'al-sul'afuf'.

سَلَعَفَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to swallowclassical

    To swallow something whole.

  2. 2.
    to swallow (with 'ghayn')classical

    The correct pronunciation or intended meaning is with the letter 'ghayn' (غ) instead of 'fa' (ف), implying a similar meaning of swallowing.

المُسَلْعَفadjective
  1. 1.
    thickclassical

    Describing someone or something as thick, stout, or robust.

السُّلَعَافnoun
  1. 1.
    sharp stick for huntingclassical

    A sharpened stick or pole set up around a tree, used by hunters to kill wild animals.

Parallel reading

السلعف، كجردحل، وحضجر: السلخف.
Al-sul'afuf, like jardhal and hadjhar: al-sulakhf.
وسلعفه: ابتلعه، أو الصواب بالغين.
And sal'afahu: he swallowed it, or the correct pronunciation is with the ghayn.
والمسلعف، بفتح العين: الغليظ.
And al-musla'af, with the fath on the 'ayn: the thick one.
والسلعاف: عود محدد ينصب حول الشجرة للسباع، يقتلونها به.
And al-sul'aaf: a sharpened stick set up around a tree for wild beasts, by which they kill them.