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جلفع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something large, robust, and substantial, particularly in the context of female camels. It conveys a sense of impressive size and capacity.

Derived headwords

الجُلُنْفُعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Large female camelclassical

    A large, robust, and capacious female camel, implying significant size and strength.

اجْلَنْفَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To become large/robustclassical

    To grow large, robust, or substantial in size and build.

Parallel reading

الجُلُنْفُعَةُ مِنَ النُّوقِ: الجَسِيمَةُ، وَهِيَ الوَاسِعَةُ الجَوْفِ التَّامَّةُ.
The julunfu'ah of camels: the large one, and she is the capacious-bellied, complete one.
جلنفعة تشق على المطايا * إذا ما اختب رقراق السراب
A large (camel) that is burdensome to the mounts * when the shimmering of the mirage is deceptive.
وقد اجلنفع، أي غلظ.
And he became large, meaning robust.