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الحفلق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes someone who is weak and foolish. It encompasses terms for individuals lacking intelligence and possessing a feeble disposition.

Derived headwords

الحَفْلَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Weak foolclassical

    A person characterized by both weakness and foolishness.

عَمَلَسadjective
  1. 1.
    Foolishclassical

    Describing someone who is foolish or lacking in sense.

جَعْفَرadjective
  1. 1.
    Weakclassical

    Describing someone who is physically or mentally weak.

Parallel reading

الحفلق، كعملس وجعفر: الضعيف الأحمق.
Al-Haflaqa, like 'amalas and ja'far: the weak, the foolish.