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غِلَاف

cover

Noun · masculineRoot غ-ل-ف

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Plural
غِلَافَات
Other plurals
غُلُف، أَغْلِفَة، غُلْف، غُلَّف

Most common words from the same root

Noun
مُغَلَّف
envelope
Verb · Form II
غَلَّفَ
to envelop
Noun
تَغْلِيف
verbal noun of غَلَّفَ
Adjective
مُغَلَّف
uncircumcised

غِلَاف in English

Noun · masculine

  1. cover
  2. wrapper
  3. envelope (for letters)
  4. case
  5. sheath, scabbard
  6. box, capsule
  7. fruit shell
  8. prepuce
  9. pericardium

Word origin

Compare غَلَفَ (ḡalafa, “to sheathe, cover, wrap”).

Words from the root غ-ل-ف

Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →

غَلَّفَ · present يُغَلِّفُ

to envelop; to enfold; to cover; to wrap up

تَغْلِيف
Verbal noun
verbal noun of غَلَّفَ
مُغَلِّف
Active participle
مُغَلَّف
Passive participle
envelope
مُغَلَّف
Passive participle · Adjective
uncircumcised
Noun · m.
cover
غُلْفَة
Noun · f.
foreskin
أَغْلَف
Adjective
uncircumcised

غِلَاف: plural and other forms

Singularغِلَاف
Pluralغِلَافَات
Alternative pluralsغُلُف، أَغْلِفَة، غُلْف، غُلَّف

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