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اللكاف

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific type of saddle or riding gear, possibly of foreign origin. It also has a connection to a group of people from the Zanj region.

Derived headwords

الإِكَافnoun
  1. 1.
    saddleboth

    A seat for a rider on a horse or other animal, typically made of leather and padded.

اللِّكَافnoun
  1. 1.
    saddleclassical

    A variant or linguistic form of 'ikāf, referring to a saddle.

لِكَفُوname
  1. 1.
    Zanj peopleclassical

    A group of people originating from the Zanj region, likely referring to East African peoples.

Parallel reading

اللِّكَاف، ككتاب: لغة في الإِكَاف.
Al-likāf, like kitāb: a linguistic variant of al-ikāf.
ولكَفُو: جنس من الزنج.
And likfū: a type of the Zanj.