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ظوف

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the nape of the neck, specifically a way of holding or grasping someone by that area. It is presented as a variant or dialectal form of another expression.

Derived headwords

بِظَوْفnoun
  1. 1.
    nape of the neckclassical

    Refers to the back part of the neck, specifically in the context of grasping or holding.

بِظَافnoun
  1. 1.
    nape of the neckclassical

    An alternative form referring to the back part of the neck, used similarly to 'بظوف'.

صُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    wool for the sheepboth

    wool for the sheep

Parallel reading

أخذه بظوف رقبته
He took him by the nape of his neck.
أخذه بظاف رقبته
He took him by the nape of his neck.
لغة في صوف رقبته
A dialectal variant for the nape of his neck.