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قلعث

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes a heavy, difficult, or unsteady gait, as if one is struggling to move out of mud or a sticky substance. It conveys a sense of being stuck or moving with great effort.

Derived headwords

تَقَلَّعَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk with difficultyboth

    To walk in a heavy, unsteady manner, as if struggling to pull one's feet out of mud or a sticky mire.

تَقَلُّعُثٌnoun
  1. 1.
    struggling walkclassical

    The act of walking with difficulty, characterized by a heavy and unsteady gait, as if one is stuck in mud.

القَلْعَثَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    difficulty of movementclassical

    A state or condition of moving with great difficulty, particularly a heavy and unsteady walk as if extricating oneself from mud.

Parallel reading

تقعثل في مشيه
He walked with difficulty.
وتقلعث، كلاهما إذا مر كأنه يتقلع من وحل
And he walked with difficulty, both of them meaning when he passed as if he was pulling himself out of mud.