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قلهب

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe something large, robust, and imposing, particularly when referring to a man. It conveys a sense of significant physical presence and perhaps age or maturity.

Derived headwords

القُلْهَبnoun
  1. 1.
    old, large manclassical

    An old and large man, implying a significant physical stature and maturity.

Parallel reading

القلهب القديم الضخم من الرجال.
Al-Qulhab is the old, large man.