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الشفشليق

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe a state of being old, relaxed, or flabby, particularly when referring to an elderly woman. It conveys a sense of looseness or sagging associated with age.

Derived headwords

الشَّفْشَلِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    Old, flabby womanclassical

    An elderly woman who is relaxed, loose, or flabby in her physique.

Parallel reading

الشفشليق، كزنجبيل: العجوز المسترخية.
Al-Shafshaliq, like Zanjabil: the relaxed old woman.