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غشفل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very rare and is primarily associated with a specific animal name. Its semantic range is extremely limited, focusing on the identification of a fox.

Derived headwords

الغشفلname
  1. 1.
    Foxclassical

    A name for the fox, as mentioned by Ibn 'Abbad.

جعفرname
  1. 1.
    A nameclassical

    Used as a pattern for the word 'al-ghashfal', indicating its structure or form.

Parallel reading

الغشفل، كجعفر، أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-ghashfal, like Ja'far, was neglected by Al-Jauhari and the author of Al-Lisan.
وقال ابن عباد: هو من أسماء الثعلب
And Ibn 'Abbad said: it is among the names of the fox.
كما في العباب
As in Al-'Abab.