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زلهب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be a rare and possibly inverted form, primarily associated with descriptions of physical characteristics, specifically related to leanness or lightness in flesh or beard.

Derived headwords

الزلهبnoun
  1. 1.
    Lean personclassical

    A person who is light in flesh, meaning thin or lean.

  2. 2.
    Light-bearded personclassical

    A person with a light or sparse beard, as claimed by some.

زلهبadjective
  1. 1.
    Leanclassical

    Describing someone as lean or light in flesh.

  2. 2.
    Light-beardedclassical

    Describing someone as having a light or sparse beard.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan omitted it.
وقال ابن دريد؛ هو (الخفيف اللحية) زعموا
And Ibn Duraid said: it is (the light-bearded), they claim.
وقال الصاغاني: الزلهب هو (الخفيف اللحم)
And Al-Saghani said: Al-Zalhab is (the light in flesh).
وقيل: هو مقلوب زهلب كما سيأتي
And it was said: it is an inversion of Zahlab, as will come later.