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لِفْتٌ

Root: لفت

Full Definition

لِفْتٌ The half of a thing; syn. شقٌّ: and its side; syn. صِغْوٌ: i. e., جَانِبٌ.
2 لَا تَلْتَفِتْ لِفْتَ فُلَانٍ Look not towards such a one.

def.2 A cow, or bull; syn. بَقَرَةٌ.

def.3 A woman who is stupid, foolish, or of little sense. See also أَلْفَتُ.

def.4 The vulva of a lioness.

def.5 [A name now given in Egypt to the Brassica napus of Linn., a edulis; the rape;] i. q. سَلْجَمٌ [a name given in Egypt to the Brassica napus of Linn., β oleifera: ] Az. says, “ I have not heard it from any person confided in for accuracy, and know not whether it be Arabic or not: ” Ibn-El-Kubbee asserts it to be a Nabathean word.
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