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غ ف ل ق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to obscure or rare words, with one definition referring to a woman with large buttocks and another suggesting it's a misspelling of a similar word. The primary meaning discussed is related to being overlooked or neglected.

Derived headwords

الغفلقةnoun
  1. 1.
    neglectclassical

    The act of neglecting or overlooking something. This is mentioned as a term that Al-Jawhari omitted.

  2. 2.
    woman with large buttocksclassical

    According to Ibn Al-A'rabi, this refers to a woman with large buttocks.

عفلقةnoun
  1. 1.
    woman with large buttocksclassical

    According to Tha'lab, the correct term for a woman with large buttocks is 'afalaqa' with the letter 'ayn' (ع) instead of 'ghayn' (غ).

Parallel reading

الغفلقة كعملسة أهمله الجوهري.
Al-Ghaflaqah, like 'amlasah', was omitted by Al-Jawhari.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: هي المرأة العظيمة الركب.
And Ibn Al-A'rabi said: it is the woman with large buttocks.
وقال ثعلب: إنما هي العفلقة بالعين المهملة.
And Tha'lab said: it is indeed Al-'afalaqah with the unpointed 'ayn'.
وقال الصاغاني: وبالمهملة أفصح وقد تقدم.
And Al-Saghani said: and with the unpointed letter (i.e., 'ayn') is more eloquent, and it has been mentioned before.