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ففل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses the 'fufal' tree and its fruit, which is not native to Arabia. The fruit is described as round, astringent, and beneficial for various ailments, particularly those involving heat and swelling, and also for drying bodily fluids and aiding digestion.

Derived headwords

الفوفلnoun
  1. 1.
    Fufal treeclassical

    A tree resembling the coconut palm, bearing fruits called 'fufal'.

  2. 2.
    Fufal fruitclassical

    A fruit resembling a walnut, round, astringent, and useful in medicine.

فوفلnoun
  1. 1.
    Fufal fruitclassical

    The fruit of the fufal tree, described as round, astringent, and having medicinal properties.

فوفلةnoun
  1. 1.
    Fufal fruitclassical

    A name given to the fufal fruit.

Parallel reading

شجرة الفوفل: نخلة كنخلة النارجيل تحمل كبائس فيها الفوفل أمثال التمر، ومنه أسود ومنه أحمر، وليس من نبات أرض العرب
The fufal tree is a palm like the coconut palm, bearing pods containing fufal, similar to dates, some black and some red, and it is not a plant of the land of the Arabs.
ثمر كالجوز الشامي، مستدير عفص قابض
A fruit like the Syrian walnut, round, astringent, and constipating.
جيد للأورام الحارة الغليظة، طلاء، ولالتهاب العين، ضماد واكتحالا
Good for hot, thick swellings, as a topical application, and for inflammation of the eye, as a poultice and an eye cosmetic.
وفيه خاصية عظيمة لتجفيف المني وهضم الطعام
And it has a great property for drying semen and digesting food.
وقد سموا فوفلة
And they have named it 'fufalah'.