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قلطف

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to lightness and smallness of body, and also refers to a specific historical figure.

Derived headwords

قَلَطَفname
  1. 1.
    Ibn Sa'tara al-Ta'iclassical

    A historical figure, identified as one of the Arab rulers and soothsayers.

القَلَطَفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lightness in small bodyclassical

    Refers to a quality of being light and agile, particularly in relation to a small physique.

Parallel reading

قلطف، كزبرج: ابن صعترة الطائي، أحد حكام العرب وكهانهم.
Qalataf, Kuzbaraj: Ibn Sa'tara al-Ta'i, one of the Arab rulers and soothsayers.
والقلطفة: الخفة في صغر الجسم.
And al-Qalatafah: lightness in smallness of body.