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جل
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaR. Q. 1 جَلْجَلَ جلجل [app. It sounded; or made a sound, or sounds; said of a little bell, such as is called جُلْجُل: said also of thunder: and it sounded vehemently; or made a vehement sound, or vehement sounds: and he threatened: (see جَلْجَلَةٌ, which seems to be the inf. n. of the verb in these senses:) and,] said of a horse, he neighed clearly; or had a clear neigh. (K.) -A2- جَلْجَلَهُ, (S,) inf. n. جَلْجَلَةٌ, (K,) He put it (a thing, S) in motion (S, K) with his hand. (S.) And جلجل القِدَاحَ He (a player at the game called المَيْسِر) moved about [or shuffled ] the gaming-arrows. (TA.) ― -b2- He mixed it. (K.) ― -b3- He twisted it vehemently, or strongly; namely, the string of a bow or the like. (Ibn-'Abbád, K.)
Derived headwords
جَلْجَلَ
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