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اللفام

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to covering or veiling, particularly the face or nose. It extends to the act of tying or binding something, often with a cloth like a turban.

Derived headwords

اللِّفَامnoun
  1. 1.
    veil covering the noseclassical

    A veil or covering that is situated on the tip of the nose.

لَفَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to cover the noseclassical

    To cover the tip of the nose with a veil or cloth.

تَلَفَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    to cover oneselfclassical

    To cover one's face or nose, often with a veil or cloth.

اِلْتَفَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to cover oneselfclassical

    To cover one's face or nose, often with a veil or cloth.

تَلَفَّمَ بِعِمَامَتِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to cover with a turbanclassical

    To cover one's face or head with a turban.

لَفَمْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to tie itclassical

    To tie or bind something, often with a cloth.

Parallel reading

ما على طرف الأنف من النقاب
What is on the tip of the nose from the veil.
لفمت تلفم
She covered (her nose).
التفمت وتلفمت
She covered herself and covered herself.
وتلفم بعمامته
And he covered himself with his turban.
لفمته ألفمه
I tied it for him.