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ع ل ف ط

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to mixing or blending something with dirt or dust. It is noted as being neglected by some lexicographers and is similar to another root with the same meaning.

Derived headwords

عَلَفَطَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to mix with dirtclassical

    To mix something with dirt or dust.

عَلَفْطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    mixing with dirtclassical

    The act of mixing something with dirt or dust.

عَفَلَطَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to mix with dirtclassical

    To mix something with dirt or dust; synonymous with علفطه.

Parallel reading

عَلَفْطَهُ بالتراب علفطة
He mixed it with dirt, a mixing with dirt.
أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan neglected it.
وقال ابن دريد: أي خلطه به
And Ibn Duraid said: meaning, he mixed it with it.
وكذلك عفلطه
And likewise, he mixed it (using the variant form).
وقد تقدم
And it has been mentioned previously.