الغلاف

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to covering, sheathing, or enclosing something. It extends to concepts of protection, concealment, and even metaphorical coverings like ignorance or abundance.

Derived headwords

غَلَّفَverb

1.
to sheatheboth
To put something into a sheath or cover.
2.
to coverboth
To envelop or conceal something, like a bottle.

تَغْلِيفٌnoun

1.
sheathingboth
The act of putting something into a sheath or cover.

غِلَافٌnoun

1.
sheathboth
A cover or casing for a blade, pen, or similar object.
2.
coverboth
An outer layer or protective covering.
3.
wrapperboth
Something that wraps or encloses.

غُلْفٌnoun

1.
sheathsboth
Plural of غلاف (ghilaf), meaning covers or sheaths.

أَغْلَفُadjective

1.
uncircumcisedclassical
Lacking circumcision, referring to a male.
2.
coveredboth
Having a sheath or cover, like a sword or bow.
3.
ignorantclassical
Metaphorically covered or veiled, implying lack of understanding.
4.
abundantclassical
Referring to a fertile year, implying abundance of vegetation.

غَلْفَاءُadjective

1.
sheathedboth
Having a sheath or cover, used for a sword or bow.
2.
fertileclassical
Describing a year with abundant vegetation.

غُلْفَةٌnoun

1.
foreskinboth
The fold of skin covering the head of the penis (prepuce).
2.
coveringclassical
A general term for a covering or sheath.

أَقْلَفُadjective

1.
uncircumcisedclassical
Lacking circumcision, synonymous with أغلف (aghlaf).

غَلِيفٌnoun

1.
sheathclassical
A cover or sheath, similar to غلاف (ghilaf).

اغْتَلَفَverb

1.
to acquire a sheathclassical
To obtain or get a sheath or cover.

غُلْفَانٌname

1.
Ghulfan
A proper noun, referring to a place name or a tribe.

غُلْفnoun

1.
treesclassical
A type of tree, similar to الغرف (al-ghurf).

غَلِفَverb

1.
to be coveredclassical
To be covered or sheathed.

Parallel reading

وغلف القارورة: جعلها في غلاف

And he sheathed the bottle: he made it into a cover.

وقلب أغلف: كأنما أغشي غلافا، فهو لا يعي

And an ignorant heart: as if it were covered with a sheath, so it does not comprehend.

ورجل أغلف، بين الغلف، محركة: أقلف

And an uncircumcised man, between the uncircumcised, with movement: he is uncircumcised.

والغلفة، بالضم: القلفة

And the foreskin, with a damma: the foreskin.

وعيش أغلف: واسع

And a prosperous life: abundant.

وسيف أغلف، وقوس غلفاء: في غلاف

And a sheathed sword, and a sheathed bow: in its sheath.

وسنة غلفاء: مخصبة

And a fertile year: abundant.

وأوس بن غلفاء: شاعر

And Aws bin Ghulfā': a poet.

والغلفاء: الأرض لم ترع ففيها كل صغير وكبير من الكلأ

And Al-Ghulfā': the land has not been grazed, so it contains every small and large plant.

وبنو غلفان: بطن من العرب

And Banu Ghulfān: a tribe from the Arabs.

والغلف: شجر كالغرف

And Al-Ghulf: trees like Al-Ghuruf.

وتغلف الرحل، واغتلف: حصل له غلاف

And the saddle acquired a cover, and he acquired a cover: a cover was obtained for it.