علكد

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something that is thick, strong, and robust, particularly in the context of animals like camels, or in physical attributes like the neck and back. It can also refer to a stubborn, loud, or unpleasant old woman, or a cunning and difficult person.

Derived headwords

العلكدnoun

1.
strong, stout animalboth
A thick, strong, and stout animal, such as a camel, or any other creature. This applies to both males and females.
2.
stubborn old womanclassical
An old woman who is loud, quarrelsome, or difficult.
3.
short, fleshy, worthless womanclassical
A woman who is short, fleshy, insignificant, and of little worth.
4.
cunning personclassical
A cunning, shrewd, or difficult person, often implying a dangerous or troublesome individual.

العلكدnoun

1.
thick neck and backboth
Referring to the thick, strong neck and back of an animal, especially a camel.

العلاكدnoun

1.
strong camelsclassical
Plural form referring to strong, sturdy camels.

العلكدةnoun

1.
thickness, stoutnessboth
The state or quality of being thick, stout, strong, and robust.

علكدةnoun

1.
thickness, stoutnessboth
A quality of being thick, stout, or robust in one's physical build.

جساةnoun

1.
thickness, robustnessclassical
A term used alongside 'علكدة' to describe thickness and robustness in one's physical constitution.

Parallel reading

العلكد والعلكد والعلكد والعلكد والعلاكد والعلكد، كله: الغليظ الشديد العنق والظهر من الإبل وغيرها

Al-'alkad, al-'alkad, al-'alkad, al-'alkad, al-'alākid, and al-'alkad, all refer to the thick, strong neck and back of camels and other animals.

وقيل: هو الشديد عامة، الذكر والأنثى فيه سواء

And it is said: it is generally strong, with males and females being equal in this regard.

والاسم العلكدة

And the noun is al-'alkadah.

والعلكد والعلكد كلتاهما: العجوز الصخابة

And both al-'alkad and al-'alkad refer to the loud, quarrelsome old woman.

وقيل هي المرأة القصيرة اللحيمة الحقيرة القليلة الخير

And it is said she is the short, fleshy, insignificant, and worthless woman.

وعلكد خثلتها كالجف

And 'alkad, her soft flesh was like a winnowing fan...

قالت وهي توعدني بالكف: ألا املأن وطبنا وكفي

She said, while threatening me with her hand: 'Will you not fill our cooking pot and my hand?'

العلكد الداهية

Al-'alkad is the cunning, shrewd person.

أعيس مضبور القرا علكدا

A dark-skinned man with a strong back, a stout one.

قال: شدد الدال اضطرارا

He said: 'The 'dāl' is stressed out of necessity.'

وقال النضر: في فلان علكدة وجساة في خلقه أي غلظ

And Al-Naḍr said: 'So-and-so has 'alkadah and jasāh in his creation, meaning thickness.'

العلاكد الإبل الشداد

Al-'alākid are the strong camels.

يا ديل ما بت بليل جاهدا، ... ولا رحلت الأينق العلاكدا

O Dayl, I did not spend the night striving, ... nor did I ride the strong she-camels.