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ش ف ل ق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a specific type of playful or aggressive physical interaction, particularly a trick or prank involving striking someone from behind to make them fall. It also touches upon related concepts of playing or engaging in such activities.

Derived headwords

الشَّفْلَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a prank of striking from behindclassical

    A specific prank or game, particularly associated with city dwellers, where one person strikes another from behind, causing them to fall.

  2. 2.
    playfulness, trickeryclassical

    General playfulness or engaging in trickery, as in playing a game.

يُسَانِيverb
  1. 1.
    to play withclassical

    To engage in play or a game with someone, specifically referring to playing the game of 'shafalaqa'.

ساناه: إذا لعب معه الشفلقة — Sanāhu: if he played the shafalaqa game with him.

Parallel reading

الشفلقة كعملسة أهمله الجوهري وقال ابن الأعرابي: هي لعبة للحاضرة وهو أن يكسع إنسانا من خلفه فيصرعه وهو الأسن عند العرب
Al-shafalaqa, like 'amlasa, was neglected by Al-Jawhari. Ibn Al-A'rabi said: It is a game of the city dwellers, which is to strike someone from behind and make them fall; it is the most cunning among the Arabs.
وهو أن يكسع إنسانا من خلفه فيصرعه
It is to strike someone from behind and make them fall.
وهو الأسن عند العرب
It is the most cunning among the Arabs.
ويقال ساناه: إذا لعب معه الشفلقة
And it is said 'sanāhu' if he played the shafalaqa game with him.
كما في اللسان والعباب
As in Al-Lisan and Al-Abab.