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الكلف

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with discoloration, particularly a dark hue on a lighter background, often associated with the face or skin. It extends to concepts of infatuation, burdensome tasks, and specific geographical or botanical terms.

Derived headwords

الكَلَفnoun
  1. 1.
    darkness in yellownessclassical

    A dark or dusky hue appearing within a yellowish complexion.

  2. 2.
    loverclassical

    A man who is deeply in love or infatuated.

  3. 3.
    dark mark on faceboth

    A mark or discoloration on the face, resembling sesame seeds.

  4. 4.
    dark colorboth

    A color that is between black and red, or a dull redness that covers the face.

الكُلْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    dark facial colorboth

    The color associated with the 'aklaf' (discolored face), or a dull redness covering the face.

  2. 2.
    burden or costboth

    A burden, hardship, or expense that one has to bear, whether due to a calamity or an obligation.

الأَكْلَفadjective
  1. 1.
    discolored (face/skin)both

    Having a dark or dusky mark on the face or skin, where the redness has become fixed and does not clear.

  2. 2.
    lionclassical

    A name for a lion, possibly due to its dark or fierce appearance.

كَلفاءadjective
  1. 1.
    discolored (female)both

    A female animal, particularly a she-camel, that has a dark or dusky mark on her face.

  2. 2.
    wineclassical

    A name for wine.

مُكَلَّفَةadjective
  1. 1.
    marked with stonesboth

    A place that is characterized by stones, or has stones on it.

الكَلافيnoun
  1. 1.
    white grapesclassical

    A type of white grape with a greenish hue, whose dried form (raisins) is dark.

كَلِفَ بهverb
  1. 1.
    to be fond ofboth

    To become attached to, fond of, or infatuated with someone or something.

  2. 2.
    to be burdened byboth

    To be assigned or burdened with a task or responsibility.

أَكْلَفَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make fond ofboth

    To cause someone else to become fond of or attached to something.

  2. 2.
    to burden someoneboth

    To assign a difficult task or burden to someone else.

التَّكْلِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    assignment of hardshipboth

    The act of assigning a task or command that is difficult or burdensome.

تَكَلَّفَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to undertake with effortboth

    To undertake or endure something with great effort, difficulty, or pretension.

المُتَكَلِّفnoun
  1. 1.
    meddlerboth

    One who involves himself in matters that do not concern him; a busybody.

تَكْلِفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    burden of enduranceboth

    A burden or effort required to endure something that is difficult to bear.

اكْلأَفَّتverb
  1. 1.
    to become discoloredclassical

    To become discolored or develop a dusky hue, like a container (khābiya) becoming 'kalfā'.

Parallel reading

السواد في الصفرة
The darkness in yellowness.
الرجل العاشق
The man who is a lover.
جمع الأكلف والكلفاء
Plural of 'aklaf' (discolored) and 'kalfā'' (discolored female).
شيء يعلو الوجه كالسمسم
Something that covers the face like sesame seeds.
لون بين السواد والحمرة
A color between blackness and redness.
حمرة كدرة تعلو الوجه
A dull redness that covers the face.
الذي كلفت حمرته فلم تصف
One whose redness has become fixed and did not clear.
من الإبل وغيره
Among camels and others.
والناقة كلفاء
And the she-camel is 'kalfā'' (discolored).
والأسد
And the lion.
الخمر
The wine.
لون الأكلف
The color of the 'aklaf' (discolored one).
أو حمرة كدرة
Or a dull redness.
وما تكلفته من نائبة أو حق
And what you have undertaken from a calamity or a right.
وجد عامر بن الحارث
And 'Amir ibn al-Harith found.
ويفتح
And with fatha.
رملة بجنب غيقة
A sandy area next to Ghayq.
أو بين الجار وودان
Or between al-Jarr and Wuddan.
مكلفة بالحجارة
Marked with stones.
أي: بها كلف: للون الحجارة
Meaning: it has discoloration due to the color of the stones.
وسائرها سهل لا حجارة فيه
And the rest of it is plain without stones.
واد بالمدينة
A valley in Medina.
عنب أبيض، فيه خضرة، وزبيبه أدهم ms1158 أكلف
White grapes, with a greenish tint, and its raisins are dark and discolored.
الأمر الشاق
The difficult matter.
قلعة حصينة بشط جيحون
A strong fortress on the bank of the Jihun river.
أولع
He became fond of.
وأكلفه غيره
And others made him fond of it.
الأمر بما يشق عليك
The command of what is difficult for you.
تجشمه
He undertook it with effort.
العريض لما لا يعنيه
The one who is broad (involved) in what does not concern him.
إذا لم تطقه إلا تكلفا
If you could not bear it except with great effort.
أي: صارت كلفاء
Meaning: it became discolored.