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عتلب

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to softness, looseness, or being easily moved, particularly in the context of terrain or physical substance. It describes something that is yielding or not firm.

Derived headwords

مُعْتَلِبadjective
  1. 1.
    soft, yieldingclassical

    Describing a mountain or terrain that is soft, loose, or easily eroded.

Parallel reading

جبل معتلب: رخو
A soft mountain: yielding.
قال الراجز: ملاحم القارة لم يعتلب
The poet said: The battlements of the mountain were not yielding.