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فرفل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific types of food or drink, particularly a type of fine flour or gruel originating from Oman. It is noted as being omitted by some lexicographers.

Derived headwords

الفَرَافِلnoun
  1. 1.
    Omani gruelclassical

    A type of fine flour or gruel made from sprouts, originating from Oman.

فَرَافِلnoun
  1. 1.
    gruelclassical

    A general term for a type of gruel or fine flour.

Parallel reading

الفرافل، كعلابط أهمله الجوهري، وصاحب اللسان، وقال الليث: فرافل: سويق ينبوت عمان، هكذا نقله الصاغاني.
Al-Farāfil, like 'alābiṭ, was neglected by Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisān. Al-Layth said: Farāfil: is the gruel of Omani sprouts, thus it was transmitted by Al-Ṣāghānī.