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عفهوا

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of covering or concealing, particularly in the context of clothing or physical covering. It also seems to have a secondary meaning related to size or bulk.

Derived headwords

عَفَوْهَاverb
  1. 1.
    to coverclassical

    To cover something, to apply a covering over it.

عَفَاهِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bulkinessclassical

    A state of being large, bulky, or massive.

Parallel reading

عفهوا، كمنعوا، عفوها: طبقوا.
They covered, like they prevented, they covered: they applied.
والعفاهية، بالضم: الضخم.
And al-'afahiyah, with the dammah: the huge.