Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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فلس فلسف فلطح


Q. 2. ⇒ تفلسف

تَفَلْسَفَ He was, or became, a فَيْلَسُوف [or philosopher]. (M.)

Root: فلسف - Entry: Q. 2. Signification: A2

He affected to be a philosopher. (PU.)


فَلْسَفَةٌ

فَلْسَفَةٌ, a foreign word, Science; (M;) [philosophy; or] love of science: from the word here following. (O and Ḳ in art. سوف.)


فَيْلَسُوفٌ

فَيْلَسُوفٌ A man of science; (M;) [a philosopher;] a word meaning in Greek a lover of science. (O and Ḳ in art. سوف.)


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