اللوف

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a specific plant, its properties, and related actions like eating or chewing. It also extends to describe undesirable food or fodder, and a craftsman.

Derived headwords

اللَّوْفnoun

1.
plantboth
A plant with a bulb similar to the wild onion (scilla). It is also called 'the screamer' because it is said to make a sound on the day of the festival.
2.
food/fodderboth
Food or fodder that is unappetizing or undesirable.

الصَّرَّاخَةname

1.
screamerclassical
A name given to the plant اللوف, due to a supposed sound it makes on the day of the festival.

لَوِفَverb

1.
to eatboth
To eat or chew food.

لَوْفًاnoun

1.
eating/chewingboth
The act of eating or chewing food.

مَلُوفadjective

1.
washed by rainboth
Fodder or food that has been washed by rain.

لَوَّافadjective

1.
unappetizingboth
Describing food or fodder that is not desired or appealing.

لَوَّافname

1.
craftsmanclassical
A craftsman who makes 'Zulali' (likely a type of vessel or container).

لُوفَاname

1.
plantboth
A plant resembling the 'Hai al-alam' (likely a specific plant name), or a type of it used for chronic diarrhea.

Parallel reading

ونبات له بصلة كالعنصل

And a plant with a bulb like the wild onion.

وتسمى: الصراخة

And it is called: the screamer.

لأن له في يوم المهرجان صوتا

Because it has a sound on the day of the festival.

يزعمون أن من سمعه يموت في سنته

They claim that whoever hears it dies within his year.

وشم زهره الذابل يسقط الجنين

And smelling its withered flower causes a miscarriage.

وأكل أصله مدر منعظ

And eating its root is a strong emetic.

والطلاء به مسحوقا بدهن يوقف الجذام

And applying it as a powder mixed with oil stops leprosy.

واللوف من الكلأ والطعام: ما لا يشتهى

And 'al-loof' from fodder and food is that which is not desired.

وأكل المال الكلأ يابسا

And eating the fodder dry.

وكلأ ملوف: قد غسله المطر

And washed fodder: that which the rain has washed.

وكشداد: صانع الزلالي

And like 'kashdad': a maker of 'Zulali'.

ولوفا، كروما: نبات يشبه حي العالم

And 'loofa', like 'rooma': a plant resembling 'hai al-alam'.

أو نوع منه مجرب في الإسهال المزمن

Or a type of it tested for chronic diarrhea.