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دغفل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the young of elephants and, by extension, to concepts of abundance and prosperity. It also appears as a proper name.

Derived headwords

الدغفلnoun
  1. 1.
    Young elephantclassical

    The young of an elephant.

  2. 2.
    Proper nameclassical

    A proper name, specifically referring to Daghfal bin Hanzalah al-Nasabah, one of the Banu Shayban.

دغفلadjective
  1. 1.
    Abundant, prosperousclassical

    Describing a life or a year that is abundant and prosperous.

دغفلىadjective
  1. 1.
    Abundant, prosperousclassical

    Used to describe a time or era that is abundant and prosperous.

Parallel reading

الدغفل: ولد الفيل
The Daghfal: the young of the elephant.
وهو دغفل بن حنظلة النسابة، أحد بنى شيبان
And he is Daghfal bin Hanzalah the genealogist, one of the Banu Shayban.
وعيش دغفل، أي واسع
And a Daghfal life, meaning abundant.
وعام دغفل، أي مخصب
And a Daghfal year, meaning fertile/prosperous.
وإذ زمان الناس دغفلى
And when the people's time was abundant.