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كلذ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to specific proper nouns, primarily place names and a significant religious artifact. The terms derived from it denote a sacred chest and locations in ancient Mesopotamia.

Derived headwords

الكِلواذnoun
  1. 1.
    Ark of the Covenantclassical

    The Ark of the Covenant, as described in the Torah. This meaning is attributed to Ibn Jinni.

كِلواذnoun
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name, described as a non-Arabic construction.

كِلواذاnoun
  1. 1.
    Village nameclassical

    A village located downstream from Baghdad.

Parallel reading

الكلواذ، بكسر الكاف: تابوت التوراة؛ حكاه ابن جني؛ وأنشد:
Al-Kilwādh, with a kasra on the kaf: the Ark of the Torah; narrated by Ibn Jinni; and he recited:
كأن آثار السبيج الشاذي ... دير مهاريق على الكلواذ
As if the traces of the Shadhi incense burner... Deir Mahariq were upon the Ark.
وكلواذ، بفتح الكاف: موضع، وهو بناء أعجمي.
And Kilwādh, with a fatha on the kaf: a place, and it is a non-Arabic construction.
وكلواذا: قرية أسفل بغذاذ.
And Kilwādhā: a village below Baghdad.