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ع ل ف ق

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to concepts of heaviness, sluggishness, and perhaps a slow or difficult movement. It is primarily used to describe a person or thing that is ponderous or unwieldy.

Derived headwords

العَلْفَقُnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy, sluggish personclassical

    A person who is heavy, sluggish, and slow-moving.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
هو الثقيل الوخم
He is the heavy, sluggish one.