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جلخظ

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to the concept of hardness or solidity, specifically when describing land. It seems to be a less common or possibly erroneous variant of a more established root.

Derived headwords

جَلْخَظَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    hard landclassical

    Describing land that is hard and solid.

Parallel reading

أرض جلخظاء، بالخاء معجمة: وهي الصلبة
Hard land, with the letter 'khā' (خ) dotted: meaning solid.
قال الأزهري: والصواب جلحظاء، بالحاء غير معجمة، وقد تقدم.
Al-Azhari said: And the correct form is 'jalḥaẓā', with the letter 'ḥā' (ح) undotted, and it has been mentioned previously.