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علض

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of moving or shaking something forcefully, often with the intention of dislodging it. It also has a specific, less common meaning referring to a type of wild animal.

Derived headwords

عَلَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to shake forcefullyboth

    To move something vigorously, often with the aim of pulling it out or dislodging it, like pulling something towards a stake.

عَلْضًاnoun
  1. 1.
    shakingclassical

    The act of shaking something forcefully, as described in the verb's definition.

العَلُوضnoun
  1. 1.
    jackalclassical

    A type of wild animal, specifically a jackal, according to the dialect of Himyar.

Parallel reading

علض الشيء يعلضه علضا: حركه لينزعه نحو الوتد وما أشبهه.
He shook the thing, shaking it forcefully, to pull it towards a stake and the like.
والعلوض: ابن آوى، بلغة حمير.
And Al-'alūḍ: the jackal, in the dialect of Ḥimyar.