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كلط

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a specific type of gait, particularly that of someone with a severe limp or disability. It can also refer to a state of excited movement or a personal name.

Derived headwords

الكِلْطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    limpboth

    The gait of someone with a severe limp.

  2. 2.
    running of the disabledclassical

    It is said to be the running of someone who has lost a leg.

  3. 3.
    gait of the crippledclassical

    It is also said to be the gait of a cripple.

الكِلْطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    excited movementclassical

    Men who are restless with joy and exuberance.

كِلْطَةname
  1. 1.
    nameboth

    A personal name, mentioned as belonging to a son of Al-Farazdaq.

Parallel reading

الكلطة: مشية الأعرج الشديد العرج
Al-kilṭah: The gait of the severely lame.
وقيل: هي عدو المقطوع الرجل
And it was said: It is the running of one whose leg is cut off.
وقيل: مشية المقعد
And it was said: The gait of the crippled.
الكلطة واللبطة عدو الأقزل
Al-kilṭah and al-labṭah are the running of the lame.
الكلط الرجال المتقلبون فرحا ومرحا
Al-kaluṭ: Men who are restless with joy and exuberance.
وروى بعضهم أن الفرزدق كان له ابن يقال له كلطة
And some of them narrated that Al-Farazdaq had a son called Kilṭah.