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قلنس

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to covering and concealing, often in the context of headwear or a hood. It also extends to descriptions of posture and water-related terms.

Derived headwords

قَلَنْسَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to cover, to concealboth

    To cover something, to hide or conceal it, often implying a covering for the head.

القُلَنْسُوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hood, capboth

    A covering for the head, typically a hood or a cap.

القُلَنْسِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hood, capboth

    A covering for the head, similar to a hood or cap.

قَلَنْبَسَnoun
  1. 1.
    watery wellclassical

    Describes a well that is abundant with water.

قَلَنْبَسadjective
  1. 1.
    wateryclassical

    Said of a well that is full of water.

القُلْهَبِسnoun
  1. 1.
    old wild assclassical

    An old, mature male wild ass.

القُلْهَبِسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    old wild assclassical

    An old, mature female wild ass.

القُلْهَمِسadjective
  1. 1.
    shortclassical

    Describing someone or something as short.

Parallel reading

قلنس الشيء: غطاه وستره.
To cover something: to cover it and conceal it.
والقلنسة: أن يجمع الرجل يديه في صدره ويقوم كالمتذلل.
And the 'qalansah' is for a man to clasp his hands on his chest and stand in a submissive manner.
والقلنسية: جمعها قلاسي، وقد تقدم القول فيها في قلس مستوفى.
And the 'qalansiyah': its plural is 'qalasi', and the discussion of it has preceded in the entry 'qalas' in full.
بئر قلنبس: كثير الماء؛ عن كراع.
A 'qalanbas' well: abundant with water; according to Kra'a.
القلهبس: المسن من الحمر الوحشية.
The 'qulhabis': the aged one of the wild asses.
القلهبسة من حمر الوحش المسنة.
The 'qulhabisah' from the aged wild asses.
القلهمس: القصير.
The 'qulhamis': the short one.