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د ف ط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of copulation, specifically in birds. It is noted as being obscure and potentially subject to scribal errors, with differing opinions on its correct form and meaning.

Derived headwords

دَفَطَverb
  1. 1.
    copulatedclassical

    The bird copulated with its female.

دَفْطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    copulationclassical

    The act of copulation, specifically referring to birds.

Parallel reading

دفط الطائر أنثاه دفطا
The bird copulated with its female, a copulation.
أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan neglected it.
وقال العزيزي: أي سفد
Al-Azizi said: it means to copulate.
وقال ابن عباد: هو بالدال المعجمة، أو الصواب بالذال المعجمة والقاف وما عداه تصحيف
Ibn Abbad said: it is with the dotted dal, or the correct form is with the dhal and qaf, and anything else is a scribal error.
قاله الصاغاني
Al-Sagani said this.