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ق ح ل ف

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to consuming or emptying something, possibly with a nuance of thoroughness. It also touches upon the idea of something being left behind or neglected.

Derived headwords

قَحْلَفnoun
  1. 1.
    contents of a vesselclassical

    Refers to what is inside a container, such as a pot or vessel.

قَحْفَلَهُverb
  1. 1.
    ate it allclassical

    To consume everything that was in a vessel or container.

Parallel reading

قحلف ما في الإناء
The contents of the vessel.
وقحفله: أكله أجمع
And he consumed it all.
أهمله الجماعة
The group neglected it.
واستدركه صاحب اللسان
And the author of Al-Lisan recovered it.
وعندي أن اللام زائدة كما هو ظاهر
And in my opinion, the 'lam' is superfluous, as is apparent.