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الزغفل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a type of tree. It also has a less common meaning related to falsehood or deception, and the act of igniting something.

Derived headwords

الزَّغْفَلnoun
  1. 1.
    treeboth

    A type of tree.

زَغْفَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to lieclassical

    To utter falsehoods or to deceive.

الزَّغْفَلnoun
  1. 1.
    lieclassical

    A falsehood or a deceptive statement.

أَوْقَدَ الزَّغْفَلverb phrase
  1. 1.
    to ignite the Zaghfalclassical

    This phrase likely refers to igniting a fire or something associated with the tree or the concept of falsehood, possibly in a metaphorical sense.

Parallel reading

الزَّغْفَل، كجعفر: شجر.
Al-Zaghfal, like Ja'far: a tree.
وزغفل: كذب، وأوقد الزغفل.
And Zaghfal: he lied, and he ignited the Zaghfal.