← Back to Lisan al-Arab

كلج

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to strength and possibly measurement. It is primarily used to describe strong men and a specific type of measuring vessel.

Derived headwords

الكَلَجnoun
  1. 1.
    strong menclassical

    Refers to strong and robust individuals among men.

الكَلَجname
  1. 1.
    Al-Dabbiclassical

    A specific man named Al-Dabbi, known for his bravery.

الكِيلَجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    measuring vesselclassical

    A specific type of vessel used for measuring, possibly grain or other commodities.

الكَيَالِجnoun
  1. 1.
    measuring vesselsclassical

    The plural form of 'kailajah', referring to multiple measuring vessels.

الكَيَالِجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    measuring vesselsclassical

    Another plural form of 'kailajah', also referring to multiple measuring vessels.

Parallel reading

أهمله الليث
Al-Layth omitted it.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: الكلج الأشداء من الرجال.
And Ibn Al-A'rabi said: Al-kalaj are the strong men.
والكلج الضبي: كان رجلا شجاعا.
And Al-kalaj Al-Dabbi: he was a brave man.
ابن الأعرابي: الكيلجة مكيال، والجمع كيالج وكيالجة أيضا، والهاء للعجمة.
Ibn Al-A'rabi: Al-kailajah is a measure, and its plural is kayalij and kayalajah also, and the 'ha' (in the singular) is for foreignness.