līfānī

fibrous, fibered, made of synthetic fibers

لِيفانِيّ

Word

Adjective · pattern فِعلانِيّ

Root

ل ي ف

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 1 entry
  • لِيفٌ membranous fibres that grow at the base of the branches of the palm-tree
    [The membranous fibres that grow at the base of the branches of the palm-tree:] the best sort is the ليف of the cocoa-nut. (TA.) See شَرِيعٌ. ― -b2- لِيفٌ is used by Ibn-Mukbil as meaning (assumed tropical:) A she-camel's tail. (TA in arts. شذب and شمل.)

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