خلج

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of separation, pulling, distortion, and deviation. It extends to describe things that are crooked, scattered, or have a wavering quality, including physical objects, abstract concepts like love, and even lineage.

Derived headwords

خَلَجَةnoun

1.
distanceclassical
A short distance, specifically the amount one can walk before becoming tired.

خَلْجnoun

1.
crookednessclassical
That which is bent or crooked in a house.
2.
corruptionclassical
A defect or corruption in a part of a house.
3.
small shipsclassical
Small ships, smaller than the 'adawli type.
4.
striped clothsclassical
Types of striped cloths.
5.
disputed lineageclassical
People whose lineage is uncertain or disputed.

خَلِيجadjective

1.
crookedclassical
Bent or crooked.

خَلُوجadjective

1.
scatteredclassical
Scattered, referring to clouds that are separated from the main mass.
2.
wateryclassical
Describing a cloud that is abundant in water and has strong lightning.
3.
high-yieldingclassical
A female camel that is abundant in milk.
4.
separatedclassical
A female camel whose young has been weaned, resulting in less milk.
5.
deepclassical
A large serving dish that holds a lot of water.

خَلَجَverb

1.
to pull outboth
To pull out, extract, or pluck.
2.
to distractclassical
To distract or divert someone's attention.
3.
to weanclassical
To wean a child or animal from its mother.

اِخْتَلَجَverb

1.
to be pulled outboth
To be pulled out or extracted.
2.
to be distractedclassical
To be distracted or have one's attention diverted.
3.
to be separatedclassical
To be separated from one's young, leading to reduced milk production.

مُخْتَلِجadjective

1.
leanclassical
Having little flesh, gaunt, referring to a face.
2.
disputedclassical
A person whose lineage is disputed or uncertain.

خَلَاصnoun

1.
striped clothsclassical
Types of striped cloths.

خَلَاجnoun

1.
striped clothsclassical
Types of striped cloths.
2.
loveclassical
A love that is not firm or well-established.

خَلِيجname

1.
tribe nameclassical
A tribe named after the concept of being separated or detached from their original lineage.

أَخْلَجَverb

1.
to be longclassical
To be long, referring to a horse that is long and pulls strongly.

أَخْلَج الشدقother

1.
wide-mouthedclassical
Having a wide mouth.

إِخْلِيجadjective

1.
swiftclassical
A swift and excellent horse.

Parallel reading

وبيننا وبينهم خلجة: وهو قدر ما يمشي حتى يعيي مرة واحدة.

And between us and them is a khuljah: which is the distance one walks until he tires once.

والخلج ما اعوج من البيت.

And al-khulj is what is crooked from the house.

والخلج: الفساد في ناحية البيت.

And al-khulj is corruption in a part of the house.

وبيت خليج: معوج.

And a bayt khaleej is crooked.

والخلوج من السحاب: المتفرق كأنه خلج من معظم السحاب، هذلية.

And al-khuluj from the clouds are the scattered ones, as if pulled from the main body of clouds, a Hudhailite description.

وسحابة خلوج: كثيرة الماء شديدة البرق.

And a khuluj cloud is abundant in water and has strong lightning.

وناقة خلوج: غزيرة اللبن، من هذا، والجمع خلج.

And a khuluj she-camel is abundant in milk, derived from this, and the plural is khuluj.

ويقال: هي التي تخلج السير من سرعتها.

And it is said: she is the one that pulls the journey along due to her speed.

والخلوج من النوق: التي اختلج عنها ولدها فقل لذلك لبنها.

And al-khuluj from the she-camels are those whose young have been separated from them, thus their milk is reduced.

وقد خلجتها أي فطمت ولدها.

And you have khulajtuha, meaning you weaned her young.

والخليج: الجفنة، والجمع خلج؛ قال لبيد: ويكللون، إذا الرياح تناوحت، ... خلجا تمد شوارعا أيتامها

And al-khaleej is the serving dish, and the plural is khuluj; Labid said: And they adorn it, when the winds blow, ... with khuluj, whose orphans are extended.

وجفنة خلوج: قعيرة كثيرة الأخذ من الماء.

And a khuluj serving dish is deep and holds a lot of water.

والخلج: سفن صغار دون العدولي.

And al-khulj are small ships, smaller than the 'adawli.

أبو عمرو: الخلاج العشق الذي ليس بمحكم.

Abu Amr: Al-khallaj is love that is not firm.

الليث: المختلج من الوجوه القليل اللحم الضامر.

Al-Layth: Al-mukhtalij from faces is that which has little flesh, gaunt.

قال المخبل: وتريك وجها كالصحيفة، لا ... ظمآن مختلج، ولا جهم

Al-Mukhabbil said: And it shows you a face like a tablet, neither ... thirsty and gaunt, nor grim.

وفرس إخليج: جواد سريع؛ التهذيب: وقول ابن مقبل: وأخلج نهاما، إذا الخيل أوعنت، ... جرى بسلاح الكهل، والكهل أجرد

And an ikhleej horse is a swift steed; Al-Tahdhib: And the saying of Ibn Muqbil: And he made a long-striding horse, when the cavalry exerted themselves, ... ran with the equipment of a strong man, and the strong man was lean.

قال: الأخلج الطويل من الخيل الذي يخلج الشد خلجا أي يجذبه، كما قال طرفة: خلج الشد مشيحات الحزم

He said: Al-akhlaj is the long horse that pulls the stride, meaning it draws it, as Tarfah said: pulling the stride, traversing the firm ground.

والخلاج والخلاس: ضروب من البرود مخططة؛ قال ابن أحمر: إذا انفرجت عنه سمادير خلفه، ... ببردين من ذاك الخلاج المسهم

And al-khallaj and al-khallas are types of striped cloths; Ibn Ahmar said: When the cloaks behind him parted, ... with two garments of that striped khallaj.

ويروى من ذاك الخلاس.

And it is narrated from that al-khallas.

وهم قوم من العرب كانوا من عدوان، فألحقهم عمر بن الخطاب، رضي الله عنه، بالحرث بن مالك بن النضر بن كنانة، وسموا بذلك لأنهم اختلجوا من عدوان.

And they were a people from the Arabs who were from 'Adwan, so Umar ibn Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, attached them to Al-Harith ibn Malik ibn Al-Nadr ibn Kinanah, and they were named thus because they were separated from 'Adwan.

وقوم خلج إذا شك في أنسابهم فتنازع النسب قوم، وتنازعه آخرون؛ ومنه قول الكميت: أم أنتم خلج أبناء عهار

And a people khulj if their lineage is doubted, so some people dispute the lineage, and others dispute it; and from this is the saying of Al-Kumait: Or are you khulj, sons of fornication?

ورجل مختلج: وهو الذي نقل عن قومه ونسبه فيهم إلى قوم آخرين، فاختلف في نسبه وتنوزع فيه.

And a man mukhtalij is one who is transferred from his people and attributed among them to other people, so his lineage is disputed and contested.

إذا كان الرجل مختلجا فسرك أن لا تكذب فانسبه إلى أمه؛

If a man is mukhtalij, and you wish not to lie, then attribute him to his mother.

وقال غيره: هم الخلج الذين انتقلوا بنسبهم إلى غيرهم.

And others said: They are the khulj who transferred their lineage to others.

ويقال: رجل مختلج إذا نوزع في نسبه كأنه جذب منهم وانتزع.

And it is said: a mukhtalij man if his lineage is disputed, as if he were pulled and snatched from them.

وخليج الأعيوي: شاعر ينسب إلى بني أعي حي من جرم.

And Khulayj Al-A'yawi is a poet attributed to the Banu A'y, a branch of Jurm.

يقول فيه أبوه منازل «2»: تظلمني حقي خليج، وعقني ... على حين كانت، كالحني، عظامي

His father Manazil says about him: Khulayj wrongs me of my right, and disobeys me ... at a time when my bones were, like the bent ones, old.

وقول الطرماح يصف كلابا: موعبات لأخلج الشدق سلعام، ... ممر مفتولة عضده كلب أخلج الشدق: واسعه.

And the saying of Al-Tirmmah describing dogs: They are brought forth for a wide-mouthed, swift dog, ... a dog with a twisted foreleg, a wide-mouthed dog: its mouth is wide.