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جلحب

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something large, tall, and strong. It is applied to people, animals, and even plants, emphasizing their substantial size and robust nature.

Derived headwords

جَلْحَابadjective
  1. 1.
    large, stoutboth

    Describing a man who is large and stout, or a large and stout woman.

  2. 2.
    elderly, oldclassical

    Describing an old man, implying advanced age.

جَلْحَابَةadjective
  1. 1.
    large, stoutboth

    Describing a man who is large and stout, or a large and stout woman.

  2. 2.
    elderly, oldclassical

    Describing an old man, implying advanced age.

أَجْلَحadjective
  1. 1.
    large, stoutboth

    Describing a man who is large and stout.

مُجْلِحِبَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    long, gatheredclassical

    Describing camels that are long and gathered together.

الجَلْحَبnoun
  1. 1.
    strong, robustboth

    Describing a person who is strong and robust.

  2. 2.
    tallboth

    Describing a person who is tall in stature.

المُجَلْحِبadjective
  1. 1.
    extended, stretchedclassical

    Describing something that is extended or stretched out.

الجَلْحَابnoun
  1. 1.
    tall palm treesclassical

    Referring to tall palm trees.

Parallel reading

رجل جلحاب وجلحابة، وهو الضخم الأجلح.
A large and stout man, and he is the big, stout one.
وشيخ جلحاب وجلحابة: كبير مول هم.
And an old man, large and stout: meaning old and advanced in age.
وقيل: قديم.
And it is said: old.
وإبل مجلحبة: طويلة مجتمعة.
And camels that are long and gathered together.
والجلحب: القوي الشديد؛
And al-Jalḥab: the strong, the severe;
وهي تريد العزب الجلحبا،
And she desires the tall, stout bachelor,
والجلحب الطويل.
And al-Jalḥab is the tall one.
والجلحاب فحال النخل.
And al-Jalḥāb refers to tall palm trees.