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ذلف

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root describes the characteristic of having a small, well-proportioned nose, specifically one with a level tip. It is primarily used as an adjective to describe people with this facial feature, particularly women, and can also be used as a proper noun.

Derived headwords

الذَّلَفnoun
  1. 1.
    smallness of the noseboth

    The state of having a small nose.

  2. 2.
    levelness of the nose tipboth

    The characteristic of the tip of the nose being even and not prominent.

أَذْلَفadjective
  1. 1.
    small-nosedboth

    Describing a man with a small and well-proportioned nose.

رجلٌ أَذْلَفٌ — a man with a small nose
ذَلْفَاadjective
  1. 1.
    small-nosedboth

    Describing a woman with a small and well-proportioned nose.

ذُلْفnoun
  1. 1.
    small-nosed womenclassical

    A collective noun referring to women who have small and well-proportioned noses.

امرأةٌ ذَلْفَا مِنْ نِسْوَةٍ ذُلْفٍ — a woman with a small nose from among small-nosed women
الذَّلْفَاءname
  1. 1.
    Al-Dhalfa' (proper name)both

    A proper name, often for a woman, derived from the description of having a small nose.

Parallel reading

الذَّلَفُ بِالتَّحْرِيكِ: صِغَرُ الأَنْفِ وَاسْتِوَاءُ الأَرْنَبَةِ.
Al-dhalaf (with harakah): is the smallness of the nose and the levelness of the tip.
تَقُولُ: رَجُلٌ أَذْلَفٌ بَيْنَ الذَّلَفِ،
You say: a man is adhlaf (small-nosed) with the characteristic of smallness of the nose,
وَامْرَأَةٌ ذَلْفَا مِنْ نِسْوَةٍ ذُلْفٍ.
and a woman is dhalfa (small-nosed) from among small-nosed women.
وَمِنْهُ سُمِّيَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ.
And from this, the woman is named (Al-Dhalfa).
إِنَّمَا الذَّلْفَاءُ يَاقُوتَةٌ أُخْرِجَتْ مِنْ كِيْسِ دِهْقَانٍ
Indeed, Al-Dhalfa' is a ruby taken out of a nobleman's purse.