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الشلافة

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific place name and potentially a descriptive term for a woman, though the latter is less clear and might be a specific instance rather than a general derivation.

Derived headwords

الشَّلَافَةname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name, specifically a village or area located near Ta'izz, Yemen, known for an old mosque attributed to a Companion of the Prophet.

شَلِفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Adulterous womanclassical

    A woman who commits adultery or fornication.

Parallel reading

الشَّلَافَة، كَشَدَّادَة: المَرْأَةُ الزَّانِيَة.
Al-Shalafah, like shaddadah: the adulterous woman.
وَكَكُتُف: عَرْبٌ قُرْبَ تَعِزّ، بِهِ مَسْجِدٌ قَدِيمٌ صَحَابِيٌّ.
And like kutuf: a place near Ta'izz, in it is an old mosque of a Companion.