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ج ل ف ق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific objects or terms, with one lemma referring to a railing and another to a type of donkey. The semantic connection between these is unclear from the provided text.

Derived headwords

الجفلقnoun
  1. 1.
    railingclassical

    A railing, specifically one referred to by the Persian term 'darabzin'. This term was noted by Ibn 'Abbad.

جلنفقadjective
  1. 1.
    fatclassical

    Describing a female donkey (atan) as being fat or plump.

جلوفقname
  1. 1.
    nameclassical

    A proper name, mentioned as being similar in form to the word 'safarjal' (quince).

Parallel reading

الجفلق، كجعفر أهمله الجوهري وقال ابن عباد: هو الذي يسمى بالفارسية درابزين كما في العباب.
Al-jaflaq, like Ja'far, was neglected by Al-Jauhari. Ibn 'Abbad said: it is that which is called in Persian 'darabzin', as in Al-'Abab.
أتان جلنفق: سمينة.
A fat female donkey: plump.
وجلوفق، كسفرجل: اسم.
And julafuq, like safarjal: a name.