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لفث

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of thoroughness, extraction, and concealment, particularly in the context of information or resources. It also has a derived meaning related to foolishness.

Derived headwords

الأَلَفِثnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish personclassical

    A term referring to someone who is foolish or lacking in intelligence.

الأَلَفِتnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish personclassical

    An alternative form for a foolish or unintelligent person.

استَلْفَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to extract thoroughlyclassical

    To extract or obtain something completely, leaving nothing behind.

  2. 2.
    to concealclassical

    To hide or keep something secret, such as news.

  3. 3.
    to fulfillclassical

    To satisfy or fulfill a need or requirement.

  4. 4.
    to graze completelyclassical

    To graze on pasture to the extent that nothing is left.

Parallel reading

هو الأَلَفِثُ، بالفاء، أهمله الجوهري وصاحب السان، وقال الصاغاني: هو الأَحْمَقُ، مثل الأَلَفِتِ، بالمثناة.
He is Al-Alfaith, with a faa. Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Sihah neglected it. Al-Saghani said: He is the foolish one, like Al-Alfit, with a thaa.
واستَلْفَثَ ما عنده: استنبط واستقصى
And he extracted thoroughly what he had: he deduced and investigated completely.
واستَلْفَثَ الخبرَ: كَتَمَه
And he concealed the news: he kept it secret.
وكذا حاجته: قضاها
And likewise his need: he fulfilled it.
واستَلْفَثَ الرعى، بكسر فسكون، إذا رعاه ولم يدع منه شيئا
And he grazed the pasture completely, with a kasra then a sukun, if he grazed it and left nothing of it.