جلعد

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something or someone as solid, strong, tough, and unyielding. It extends to concepts of being large, old, or lying prostrate and immobile, often in a strong or imposing manner.

Derived headwords

جِلْعَدadjective

1.
tough, strongboth
Describing a donkey as tough and strong.
2.
strong, sturdyboth
Describing a she-camel as strong, robust, and powerful.
3.
old, agedboth
Describing a woman as old and advanced in years.
4.
solid, strongboth
A general descriptor for something solid and strong.

جَلَاعِدnoun

1.
strong onesboth
Plural of 'جلعد', referring to strong and solid individuals or animals.

جَلَاعِدadjective

1.
strong, solidboth
Describing a strong and solid camel.

جَلْعَدadjective

1.
solid, strongboth
Describing something as solid and strong.

مُجَلْعَدadjective

1.
prostrate, sprawledclassical
Describing someone seen lying prostrate and extended, as if knocked down.

اجْلِعْدَادverb

1.
to lie prostrateclassical
The act of a man becoming prostrate and extended.

جَلْعَدَverb

1.
to make prostrateclassical
The act of causing someone to become prostrate and extended.

جَلْعَدُواverb

1.
they became prostrateclassical
The past tense verb indicating they became prostrate.

جَلْعَدname

1.
Jaladboth
A place name in the lands of Qays.

Parallel reading

حمار جلعد: غليظ.

A tough donkey: thick/strong.

وناقة جلعد: قوية ظهيرة شديدة

And a she-camel, جلعد: strong, robust, and severe.

وبعير جلاعد، كذلك.

And a camel, جلاعد, likewise.

وامرأة جلعد: مسنة كبيرة.

And a woman, جلعد: aged and old.

والجلعد: الصلب الشديد.

And the جلعد: the solid, the strong.

الجمل الشديد يقال له الجلاعد

The strong camel is called الجلاعد.

صوى لها ذا كدنة جلاعدا، ... لم يرع بالأصياف إلا فاردا

He marked for her this solid, strong mound... he did not graze in the summers except alone.

والجلاعد: الشديد الصلب، والجمع الجلاعد، بالفتح

And the الجلاعد: the strong, the solid, and the plural is الجلاعد, with a fatha.

فحمل الهم كبارا جلعدا

So he carried the worries, large and strong.

وفي النوادر يقال رأيته مجرعبا ومجلعبا ومجلعدا ومسلحدا إذا رأيته مصروعا ممتدا.

And in the 'Nawadir' it is said: 'I saw him majra'ban, mujal'aban, mujal'adan, and muslahidan', meaning if you saw him prostrate and extended.

واجلعد الرجل إذا امتد صريعا

And the man ajla'ada when he lay prostrate and extended.

وجلعدته أنا

And I jal'adahu (made him prostrate).

كانوا إذا ما عاينوني جلعدوا، ... وصمهم ذو نقمات صندد

They would, when they saw me, jal'adu (become prostrate), ... and the one with retributions, the noble one, would silence them.

وجلعد: موضع ببلاد قيس.

And Jal'ad: a place in the lands of Qays.