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الصفصل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to a specific type of plant and the act of grazing that plant. It describes a particular herb and the action of a shepherd tending to their flock by allowing them to feed on it.

Derived headwords

اَلصَّفْصَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of plantclassical

    A specific herb or plant, often described as having a particular characteristic or appearance.

أَصْفَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To graze a plantclassical

    To allow camels or other livestock to graze upon the plant known as الصفصل.

Parallel reading

الصفصل، بالكسر مشددة اللام: نبت.
Al-Safsal, with a kasra and a doubled lam: a plant.
وأصفل: رعى إبله إياه.
And Asfala: he grazed his camels upon it.