أقلف
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Color or defect adjective from the root ق ل ف (q-l-f).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
أَقْلَف • (ʔaqlaf) (feminine قَلْفَاء (qalfāʔ), common plural قُلْف (qulf))
- uncircumcised
- (Can we date this quote?), ʾAbū al-Faraj al-ʾAṣbahānī, الأَغَانِي [al-ʔaḡānī, The Book of Songs]:
- قال كعب الأشقريّ يهجو زيادا الأعجم:
وأقلف صلّى بعد ما ناك أمّه
يرى ذاك في دين المجوس حلالا
فقال له زياد: يا ابن النّمامة أهي أخبرتك أنّي أقلف؟ فغلبه زياد- Kaʿb al-ʾAšqarī once said about Ziyād the Persian,
"Uncircumcised, yet prays after lying with his mother! He thinks it lawful in the code of Zoroaster!"
Thereupon, Ziyād said to him, "You son of a tattler! Was it she who passed on to you that I am uncircumcised?" And thus, Ziyād beat him.
- Kaʿb al-ʾAšqarī once said about Ziyād the Persian,
Declension edit
Declension of adjective أَقْلَف (ʔaqlaf)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular diptote | basic singular diptote | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَقْلَف ʔaqlaf |
الْأَقْلَف al-ʔaqlaf |
قَلْفَاء qalfāʔ |
الْقَلْفَاء al-qalfāʔ |
Nominative | أَقْلَفُ ʔaqlafu |
الْأَقْلَفُ al-ʔaqlafu |
قَلْفَاءُ qalfāʔu |
الْقَلْفَاءُ al-qalfāʔu |
Accusative | أَقْلَفَ ʔaqlafa |
الْأَقْلَفَ al-ʔaqlafa |
قَلْفَاءَ qalfāʔa |
الْقَلْفَاءَ al-qalfāʔa |
Genitive | أَقْلَفَ ʔaqlafa |
الْأَقْلَفِ al-ʔaqlafi |
قَلْفَاءَ qalfāʔa |
الْقَلْفَاءِ al-qalfāʔi |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَقْلَفَيْن ʔaqlafayn |
الْأَقْلَفَيْن al-ʔaqlafayn |
قَلْفَاوَيْن qalfāwayn |
الْقَلْفَاوَيْن al-qalfāwayn |
Nominative | أَقْلَفَانِ ʔaqlafāni |
الْأَقْلَفَانِ al-ʔaqlafāni |
قَلْفَاوَانِ qalfāwāni |
الْقَلْفَاوَانِ al-qalfāwāni |
Accusative | أَقْلَفَيْنِ ʔaqlafayni |
الْأَقْلَفَيْنِ al-ʔaqlafayni |
قَلْفَاوَيْنِ qalfāwayni |
الْقَلْفَاوَيْنِ al-qalfāwayni |
Genitive | أَقْلَفَيْنِ ʔaqlafayni |
الْأَقْلَفَيْنِ al-ʔaqlafayni |
قَلْفَاوَيْنِ qalfāwayni |
الْقَلْفَاوَيْنِ al-qalfāwayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
basic broken plural triptote | basic broken plural triptote | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | قُلْف qulf |
الْقُلْف al-qulf |
قُلْف qulf |
الْقُلْف al-qulf |
Nominative | قُلْفٌ qulfun |
الْقُلْفُ al-qulfu |
قُلْفٌ qulfun |
الْقُلْفُ al-qulfu |
Accusative | قُلْفًا qulfan |
الْقُلْفَ al-qulfa |
قُلْفًا qulfan |
الْقُلْفَ al-qulfa |
Genitive | قُلْفٍ qulfin |
الْقُلْفِ al-qulfi |
قُلْفٍ qulfin |
الْقُلْفِ al-qulfi |