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زنفلج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses a specific type of container or vessel, likely of Persian origin. It details its pronunciation and variations based on the order of certain letters.

Derived headwords

الزَّنْفِيلَجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Containerclassical

    A type of container or vessel, described as being similar to a 'kanf'. It is noted to be a loanword from Persian.

الزَّنْفَلِيحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Container (variant)classical

    A variant pronunciation or form of 'al-zanfīlajah', resulting from transposing the 'lam' and 'ya' and altering the vowels.

Parallel reading

الزنفيلجة، بكسر الزاى والفاء وفتح اللام شبيهة بالكنف
Al-zanfīlajah, with a kasra on the zayn and fa, and a fatha on the lam, is similar to al-kanf.
وهو معرب
And it is an Arabized word.
وأصله بالفارسية " زين بيله "
And its origin is in Persian 'zayn bīlah'.
فإن قدمت اللام على الياء كسرتها وفتحت ما قبلها وقلت: الزنفليجة
If you put the lam before the ya, you would put a kasra on it and a fatha on what precedes it, and say: al-zanfalījah.