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Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to young, undeveloped plants, specifically date palm saplings. It describes a stage before maturity or full growth.

Derived headwords

المُعْلَهَفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Undeveloped palm saplingclassical

    A young date palm sapling that has not yet reached a certain stage of growth or development.

Parallel reading

المُعْلَهَفَة، بكسر الهاء: أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني والمصنف
Al-muʿlahafah, with a kasrah on the ha: Jawhari, Sagani, and the author neglected it.
وقال كراع: هي الفسيلة التي لم تُعَلَّ
And Kraa' said: it is the sapling that has not been 'ala.