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ذ ل غ ف

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe the act of approaching stealthily, particularly for the purpose of theft. It focuses on the concealed or hidden manner of movement associated with illicit activities.

Derived headwords

اِذْلَغَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to approach stealthilyclassical

    To come in a concealed or hidden manner, specifically with the intention of stealing something.

الرجلnoun
  1. 1.
    the manboth

    Refers to a male human being, used here in the context of the action described by the root.

مستتراadjective
  1. 1.
    concealedboth

    Being hidden or covered, implying a lack of visibility or openness in one's approach.

يسرقverb
  1. 1.
    to stealboth

    To take someone else's property without permission or legal right.

شيئاnoun
  1. 1.
    somethingboth

    An unspecified object or thing.

Parallel reading

اِذْلَغَفَ الرجل: إذا جاء مستترا ليسرق شيئا
The man approached stealthily: if he came concealed to steal something.
إذا جاء مستترا
if he came concealed
ليسرق شيئا
to steal something
ورواه غيره بالدال المهملة
And others narrated it with the undotted dal.
وبالذال المعجمة أصح
And with the dotted dhal it is more correct.
هكذا اورده صاحب اللسان
Thus, the author of Al-Lisan included it.