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ل ف س

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be an imitative or echoic formation, primarily used as an intensifier or follower to another word, often related to descriptions of physical attributes or character traits. It lacks independent semantic content and its meaning is derived from the word it follows.

Derived headwords

لِيفَسadjective
  1. 1.
    brave, valiantclassical

    Describing someone as brave or valiant, often used as a follower to another adjective.

Parallel reading

وهو إتباع لحيفس، أي شجاع
And it is an echo of Hayfas, meaning brave.
ويقال: رجل حيفس ليفس، إتباع
And it is said: a man is Hayfas, Lifas, as an echo.