ل وف

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses a specific plant known as 'al-lūf'. It details its botanical characteristics, growth habits, medicinal uses, and geographical distribution, particularly in mountainous regions. The entry also briefly mentions a village named Lūf.

Derived headwords

اللُّوفnoun

1.
plantboth
A plant with green, beautiful, long, curly leaves that spread on the ground. It has a stalk with a fruit at its head and a bulb similar to an onion. It is used for medicinal purposes.
2.
villageclassical
A village named Lūf.

لُوفnoun

1.
plantboth
The plant described as having green, long, and curly leaves, spreading on the ground, with a stalk, fruit, and bulb, used medicinally.

Parallel reading

وقال الصاغاني: صلى الله عليه وسلم ونص العباب: لوف: قرية.

Al-Saghani said: May God bless him and grant him peace. And the text of Al-Abab states: Lūf is a village.

وقال أبو حنيفة: اللوف: نبات له ورقات خضر رواء طوال جعدة، فينبسط على وجه الأرض، تخرج له قصبة، من وسطها وفي رأسها ثمرة، وله بصلة كالعنصل والناس يتداوون به

And Abu Hanifa said: Al-lūf is a plant that has green, beautiful, long, curly leaves, which spread on the ground. A stalk emerges from its middle with a fruit at its head, and it has a bulb like that of an onion, and people treat themselves with it.

وسمعتها من عرب الجزيرة

And I heard it from the Arabs of Al-Jazira.

واللوف عندنا كثير

And al-lūf is abundant among us.

ونباته يبدأ في الربيع

And its plant begins to grow in the spring.

ورأيت أكثر منابته ما قارب الجبال

And I saw most of its growth near the mountains.

وتسمى الصراخة لأن

And it is called Al-Sarakhah because