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قلط

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something very short, stout, or stunted. It extends to terms for a short, stocky person or animal, and also includes terms related to physical attributes like swollen testicles or a large scrotum.

Derived headwords

القُلْطِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Extremely shortboth

    Describing someone or something as being exceptionally short in stature.

القُلَطِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    Short, stocky person/animalboth

    A term referring to a short and stout individual, whether human, cat, or dog.

القَلَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Short, stocky person/animalboth

    A term referring to a short and stout individual, whether human, cat, or dog.

القَيْلِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    Short, stocky person/animalboth

    A term referring to a short and stout individual, whether human, cat, or dog.

  2. 2.
    Swollen testicleclassical

    Refers to a person with swollen testicles, also known as 'al-ādir'.

القَيْلِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    Swollen testicleclassical

    Refers to a person with swollen testicles, also known as 'al-ādir'.

القَيْلِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    Swollen testicleclassical

    Refers to a person with swollen testicles, also known as 'al-ādir'.

القَيْلِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    Swollen testicleclassical

    Refers to a person with swollen testicles, also known as 'al-ādir'.

القَيْلِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    Swollen testicleclassical

    Refers to a person with swollen testicles, also known as 'al-ādir'.

القَيْلِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    Swollen testicleclassical

    Refers to a person with swollen testicles, also known as 'al-ādir'.

القَلَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Short, stocky person/animalboth

    A term referring to a short and stout individual, whether human, cat, or dog.

القَلُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    Offspring of jinn/devilsclassical

    A term, possibly referring to offspring of jinn or devils.

القَلِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    Large testiclesclassical

    Describing someone with large testicles.

Parallel reading

القصير جدا.
Extremely short.
القصير المجتمع من الناس والسنانير والكلاب.
The short, compact one among people, cats, and dogs.
المنتفخ الخصية، ويقال له ذو القيلط.
Swollen in the testicle, and he is called 'dhu al-qaylit'.
الآدر وهو القيلة.
The one with a swollen scrotum, which is 'al-qīlah'.
الدمامة.
The deformity/shortness.
والله أعلم: إنه من أولاد الجن والشياطين.
And God knows best: he is from the offspring of jinn and devils.
العظيم البيضتين.
The one with large testicles.