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الوفل

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of scarcity or smallness, but also extends to meanings of abundance and preparation. It describes something that is little, can be peeled or prepared, and can also refer to a plant.

Derived headwords

الوَفَلnoun
  1. 1.
    scarcityclassical

    Something that is little or scarce.

وَفَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to peelclassical

    To peel or to strip something.

أَفَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to peelclassical

    To peel or to strip something.

وَفَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to peelclassical

    To peel or to strip something.

وَافِلadjective
  1. 1.
    abundantmodern

    Abundant or plentiful.

  2. 2.
    matureclassical

    Mature or fully grown.

وَفَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to make abundantmodern

    To make something abundant or plentiful.

تَوْفِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    making abundantmodern

    The act of making something abundant or plentiful.

  2. 2.
    Marrow plantclassical

    A type of plant known as Marrow.

Parallel reading

الشيء القليل
The little thing.
وفلته أفله
I peeled it.
قصب وافل
Abundant reeds.
وفلته توفيلا
I made it abundant.
التوفيل: نبت يسمى المرو
Al-Tawfil: a plant called Al-Marw.