Nounلِحَافٌ1 sense
Core sense — a wrapper, a wrapping garmentgenerated
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لحف
Derived nouns 2
Nounمِلْحَفَةٌ2 senses · 1 main
Core sense — a wrapping garment of a single piece, not lined nor stuffedgenerated
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A مُلَآءَة that is سُمُط [not lined, nor stuffed]. If it is lined or stuffed, common people also call it by this name, but the Arabs do not know this use; and the same applies to the لِحَاف.
Az says that لِحَافٌ and مِلْحَفٌ mean the same, like إِزَارٌ and مِئْزَرٌ, and قِرَامٌ and مِقْرَمٌ; and sometimes one says مِقْرَمَةٌ and مِلْحَفَةٌ. It is the same whether the garment is سُمُط or lined.
He also says, in another place, that the Arabs apply the terms لِحَافٌ and مِلْحَفَةٌ to a night-wrapper if it is طَاقٌ وَاحِدٌ [a single piece of stuff; i.e. not double, not lined nor faced, nor stuffed]. Under the article سمط.
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See إِزَازٌ.
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A مُلَآءَة that is سُمُط [not lined, nor stuffed]: if lined or stuffed, the vulgar also call it by this name, but the Arabs do not know this: (L, TA:) and the same applies to the لِحَاف : Az says, that لِحَافٌ and مِلْحَفٌ mean the same: like إِزَارٌ and مِئْزَرٌ , and قِرَامٌ and مِقْرَمٌ ; and sometimes one says مِقْرَمَةٌ and مِلْحَفَةٌ ; and it is the same whether the garment be سُمُط or lined. (TA.) He says also, [in another place,] that the Arabs apply the terms لِحَافٌ and مِلْحَفَةٌ to A night-wrapper ( إِزَارُ لَيْلِ ) if it be طَاقٌ وَاحِدٌ [a single piece of stuff; i. e. not double, not lined nor faced, nor stuffed]. (TA in art. سمط .) See إِزَازٌ .