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جلدس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific type of fig, described as exceptionally sweet and intoxicating. It also refers to a proper name, possibly associated with this fruit or a person who cultivates it.

Derived headwords

جلداسname
  1. 1.
    Proper nameclassical

    A proper name for a man, used in a context of requesting food.

الجلداسيadjective
  1. 1.
    Type of figclassical

    Referring to a specific variety of fig, described as the best kind to be cultivated by planting.

Parallel reading

عجل لنا طعامنا يا جلداس
Hurry our food for us, O Jildas.
على الطعام يقتل الناس الناس
Regarding food, people kill people.
الجلداسي من التين أجوده يغرسونه غرسا
The Jildasi, of figs, is the finest; they plant it by cuttings.
وهو تين أسود ليس بالحالك فيه طول
It is a black fig, not intensely dark, with some length.
وإذا بلغ انقلع بأذنابه وبطونه بيض
And when it ripens, it detaches with its tails, and its insides are white.
وهو أحلى تين الدنيا
And it is the sweetest fig in the world.
وإذا تملأ منه الآكل أسكره
And when the eater fills himself with it, it intoxicates him.
وما أقل من يقدم على أكله على الريق لشدة حلاوته
And how few are those who dare to eat it on an empty stomach due to its intense sweetness.