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طلفح

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe a state of emptiness, hollowness, or exhaustion. It can refer to someone who is empty-headed or mentally fatigued, or physically depleted.

Derived headwords

الطَّلَنْفَحnoun
  1. 1.
    hollow-belliedclassical

    Describing something or someone that is empty in the belly or stomach.

  2. 2.
    exhausted personclassical

    One who is weary, tired, or unable to continue due to fatigue.

Parallel reading

الخالي الجوف
The empty-bellied.
ويقال المعيي التعب
And it is said to mean the exhausted, the tired one.
ونصبح بالغداة أتر شئ
And we become in the morning as full as can be.
ونمسى بالعشى طلنفحينا
And we become in the evening empty-bellied/exhausted.