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ز غ ف ل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something fuzzy, downy, or perhaps a type of plant. It also extends to the concept of lying or fabricating, and the act of igniting a fire.

Derived headwords

الزَّغْفَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of treeclassical

    A specific kind of tree, as identified by Ibn al-Arabi.

  2. 2.
    down, fuzzboth

    Refers to the fine, soft hair or down found on something, like the fuzz on a garment.

زَغْفَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to lieclassical

    To speak falsely or utter untruths.

  2. 2.
    to igniteclassical

    To set fire to something, specifically referring to igniting the 'zaghafal' tree.

زَغْفَلَةًnoun
  1. 1.
    lyingclassical

    The act or instance of lying or speaking falsely.

Parallel reading

الزغفل، كجعفر، أهمله الجوهري، وقال ابن الأعرابي: هو شجر
Al-zaghafal, like Ja'far, was neglected by Al-Jauhari, and Ibn al-Arabi said: it is a tree.
وزغفل، زغفلة: إذا كذب
And he said 'zaghafala', with a 'zaghafala': if he lied.
وزغفل أيضا: أوقد الزغفل، لهذا الشجر
And he also said 'zaghafala': he ignited the zaghafal, for this tree.
الزغفل: الزئبر
Al-zaghafal: the down/fuzz.
ذاك الكساء ذو عليه الزغفل
That is the garment which has the fuzz upon it.
أراد: الذي عليه الزئبر
He intended: that which has the down/fuzz upon it.