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زهلب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific, possibly rare, description of a person. It is noted as a potential inversion of another root and is primarily defined by a single characteristic.

Derived headwords

زَهْلَبadjective
  1. 1.
    lightly beardedclassical

    Describing someone who has a sparse or light beard. This is the primary meaning attributed to the root.

زَلْهَبadjective
  1. 1.
    lightly bearded (inverted)classical

    This form is considered an inversion of 'زهلب' and carries the same meaning of being lightly bearded.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني
Al-Jawhari and Al-Sagani neglected it.
وقال ابن دريد: هو (خفيف اللحية) زعموا
And Ibn Duraid said: it is (lightly bearded), they claim.
هذا هو الصواب
This is the correct one.
وقد أورده المصنف في زلهب
And the author mentioned it under (zalehab).
وهو مقلوب عنه
And it is an inversion of it.