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تلج

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a dwelling or refuge, particularly for wild animals like gazelles. It also extends to the young of birds of prey, specifically eagles.

Derived headwords

التولجnoun
  1. 1.
    Gazelle's lairclassical

    The place where a gazelle or other wild animal takes refuge and hides.

  2. 2.
    Nest/young of eagleclassical

    The young bird of an eagle, or its nest.

تولجverb
  1. 1.
    to enter/take refugeclassical

    To enter into a place of refuge or shelter.

تلجnoun
  1. 1.
    Eagle's youngclassical

    The young of an eagle.

ولجverb
  1. 1.
    to enterboth

    To enter, to penetrate.

Parallel reading

التولج: كناس الظبي
Al-tawlij: the lair of the gazelle.
فوعل عند كراع، وتاؤه أصل عنده
It is a fa'wal pattern according to Kara', and its 'ta' is original for him.
متخذا في صفوات تولجا
taking in the high places a refuge.
التولج الكناس الذي يلج فيه الظبي وغيره من الوحش
Al-tawlij is the lair into which the gazelle and other wild animals enter.
التلج فرخ العقاب
Al-talaj is the young of the eagle.
أصله ولج
Its origin is 'walaj'.