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الشفلقة

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes a playful act of striking someone from behind to knock them down. It encompasses the action itself and the game associated with it.

Derived headwords

الشَّفْلَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    A gameboth

    A game, specifically the act of striking someone from behind to make them fall.

عَمَلْسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    A gameclassical

    Similar to 'al-shafalaqah', referring to a game or playful act.

Parallel reading

الشَّفْلَقَة، كعَمَلْسَة: لُعْبَة، وَهُوَ أَنْ يَكْسَعَ إِنْسَانًا مِنْ خَلْفِهِ فَيَصْرَعَهُ.
Al-shafalaqah, like 'amlasah': a game, which is to strike a person from behind and fell him.
أَنْ يَكْسَعَ إِنْسَانًا مِنْ خَلْفِهِ
To strike a person from behind
فَيَصْرَعَهُ
And fell him