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جلسد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a specific idol worshipped during the pre-Islamic era. It appears to be a proper noun for a deity.

Derived headwords

الجلسدname
  1. 1.
    idolclassical

    A specific idol that was worshipped during the Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic period).

الجلسدnoun
  1. 1.
    idol (with added 'lam')classical

    An idol, identified as a proper noun, with the addition of the letter 'lam' (الجلسد). This is mentioned by Al-Jawhari.

Parallel reading

والجلسد: صنم كان يعبد في الجاهلية
And Al-Jalsad: an idol that was worshipped in the Jahiliyyah.
كما ... كبر من يمشي إلى الجلسد
As if one is too great to walk to Al-Jalsad.
الجلسد بزيادة اللام اسم صنم
Al-Jalsad, with the addition of the letter lam, is the name of an idol.
فبات يجتاب شقارى، كما ... بيقر من يمشي إلى الجلسد
So he spent the night traversing Shiqara, as if one is too proud to walk to Al-Jalsad.