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غُلْفَةٌ

Root: غلف

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غُلْفَةٌ i. q. قُلْفَةٌ and غُرْلَةٌ; i. e. [The prepuce;] the little piece of skin which the circumciser cuts off from the غِلَاف [or sheath] of the head of the penis.
2 And الغُلْفَتَانِ signifies The two extremities of the two halves of the mustache, next to the صِمَاغَانِ [or two sides of the mouth which are the places where the lips conjoin].
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