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لفع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to covering or wrapping oneself with a garment, particularly a thick or dark one. It also extends to the act of wrapping or covering something.

Derived headwords

اللِّفَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    Wrapper, cloakboth

    A garment or cloak, especially a thick one that a woman wraps herself in. It can also refer to a black garment.

تَتَلَفَّعُverb
  1. 1.
    to wrap oneselfboth

    A woman wraps herself with a garment, particularly a thick or dark one.

Parallel reading

المُلحَفَة، أو الكساء
The wrapper, or the garment
الغليظ تتلفع به المرأة
The thick one that a woman wraps herself with
الأسود
The black one