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جلمط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of shaving or completely removing hair, particularly from the head. It is a less common root with limited derived forms discussed.

Derived headwords

جَلْمَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to shave the headboth

    To shave the hair off one's head completely.

جَلْمَطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    shaving of the headclassical

    The act or instance of shaving the hair off the head.

Parallel reading

جلمط رأسه.
He shaved his head.
حلق شعره
He shaved his hair.
والميم زائدة
And the 'meem' is an addition