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سلفع

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

The root سلفع (s-l-f-ʿ) primarily describes boldness, audacity, and a certain forwardness or harshness in disposition. It extends to describe strong or vigorous animals, particularly female camels, and can also refer to a specific type of dog.

Derived headwords

السَّلِفْعnoun
  1. 1.
    bold manboth

    Refers to a man who is courageous and daring.

  2. 2.
    bold womanboth

    Refers to a woman who is audacious, forward, and perhaps sharp-tongued.

  3. 3.
    strong camelboth

    Describes a female camel that is strong and vigorous.

  4. 4.
    dogclassical

    A name for a dog.

Parallel reading

السلفع من الرجال: الجسور
The s-l-f-ʿ man: the courageous one.
ومن النساء: الجريئة السليطة
And from women: the audacious, sharp-tongued one.
ومن النوق: الشديدة
And from female camels: the strong one.
واسم كلبة
And a name for a dog.