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غلفق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a green covering on water, often referring to aquatic plants. It also extends to meanings of softness, looseness, and abundance, particularly in relation to living conditions or objects.

Derived headwords

الغُلْفُقnoun
  1. 1.
    Greenery on waterclassical

    Refers to the green scum or algae that forms on the surface of water.

  2. 2.
    Aquatic plantclassical

    A type of plant that grows in water, characterized by broad leaves.

غَلْفَقadjective
  1. 1.
    Abundant, prosperousclassical

    Describes a life that is plentiful, easy, and prosperous.

غَلْفَقadjective
  1. 1.
    Soft, looseclassical

    Describes something that is soft, yielding, or not firm, like a bow.

بِغَلْفَقadjective
  1. 1.
    Soft, looseclassical

    An adjective derived from the root, meaning soft or loose, used to describe the quality of a bow.

Parallel reading

الخضرة على رأس الماء
The greenery on the surface of the water.
نبت ينبت في الماء ذو ورق عراض
A plant that grows in water with broad leaves.
وعيش غلفق
And a prosperous life.
وقوس غلفق
And a soft bow.
يحمل فرع شوحط لم تمحق لا كزة العود ولا بغلفق
Carrying a branch of a shuhut tree that was not destroyed, neither by the hardness of the wood nor by its looseness.