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اليسف

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily defines the word for 'fly' and also mentions a proper name derived from it.

Derived headwords

الذُّبَابnoun
  1. 1.
    flyboth

    A common insect known for its buzzing sound and ability to fly.

هِلَال بْن يَسَافname
  1. 1.
    Hilal ibn Yasafclassical

    A Tabi'i (a successor to the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad) from Kufa.

يُسَافname
  1. 1.
    Yasafclassical

    The father of Hilal ibn Yasaf, a Tabi'i from Kufa. The name can be pronounced with either kasra or fatha on the first letter.

Parallel reading

اليسف، محركة: الذباب.
Al-yasaf, with harakah (vowels): the fly.
وهلال بن يساف، بالكسر، وقد يفتح: تابعي كوفي.
And Hilal ibn Yasaf, with kasra (i), and it may be fatha (a): a Tabi'i from Kufa.