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لخف

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to thin, flat objects, particularly stones, and also encompasses meanings related to light, thin foam or froth, and a severe blow.

Derived headwords

اللَّخَافnoun
  1. 1.
    thin white stonesboth

    thin white stones

لَخْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    its singular is likhfa, on the pattern of ṣaḥfaboth

    its singular is likhfa, on the pattern of ṣaḥfa

اللَّخْفnoun
  1. 1.
    thin foamclassical

    A light, thin foam or froth, similar to الرخف.

  2. 2.
    severe blowclassical

    A strong, severe strike or blow.

Parallel reading

اللخاف: حجارة بيض رقاق
Al-lakhāf: white, thin stones.
واحدتها لخفة
Its singular is lakhfah.
فجعلت أتتبعه من الرقاع والعسب واللخاف
So I began to follow it (the Quran) from parchments, palm-leaf stalks, and thin stones.
واللخف مثل الرخف، وهو الزبد الرقيق
And al-lakhf is like ar-rakhf, which is thin foam.
اللخف: الضرب الشديد
Al-lakhf: a severe blow.