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الطلنفى

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe excessive talkativeness and a state of being stuck or adhering closely to something. It also relates to a camel's hump being close to its body.

Derived headwords

الطَّلَنْفَىadjective
  1. 1.
    Talkativeboth

    Someone who talks excessively or is very verbose.

طَلَنْفَأadjective
  1. 1.
    Talkativeclassical

    Similar to الطَّلَنْفَى, denoting excessive speech.

مُطَلَنْفِئadjective
  1. 1.
    Stuck toclassical

    Describing a camel whose hump is stuck close to its body.

اِطْلَنْفَأَverb
  1. 1.
    To stick toclassical

    To adhere closely to the ground, implying being stuck or immobile.

Parallel reading

الطَّلَنْفَى، كحبركى، والطلنفأ، بالهمز: الكثير الكلام.
Al-Talnfā, like ḥabrakā, and al-Talnfā', with hamza: the excessively talkative.
وجمل مطلنفئ السنام: لاصقه.
And a camel muṭalinfī' al-sinām: its hump is stuck to it.
واطلنفأت: لزقت بالأرض.
And iṭlanfā'at: it stuck to the ground.