تلع

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of elevation, rising, and stretching, particularly of the neck or head. It extends to describe things that are tall, extended, or high, including geographical features like elevated land or water channels. It also encompasses related actions like looking up, stretching the neck, and even metaphorical extensions to speech and character.

Derived headwords

تَلَعَverb

1.
to rise, to ascendboth
The النهار (daylight) rises or ascends.
2.
to stretch outboth
The الضحى (forenoon) stretches out or expands.
3.
to emerge, to showboth
An animal, like a gazelle or bull, emerges its head and stretches its neck from its hiding place.
4.
to stick outboth
A person sticks their head out from something they were in.

تلع النهار يتلع تلعا وتلوعا وأتلع: ارتفع — The daylight rose, ascended, and became high.

وتلعت الضحى تلوعا وأتلعت: انبسطت — And the forenoon stretched out and expanded.

وتلع الظبي والثور من كناسه: أخرج رأسه وسما بجيده — And the gazelle and the bull emerged from its hiding place, extending its head and raising its neck.

تَلَعًاnoun

1.
rising, elevationboth
The act of rising or ascending, used as a masdar for تلع.
2.
stretchingboth
The act of stretching out, used as a masdar for تلع.

تلع النهار يتلع تلعا وتلوعا وأتلع: ارتفع — The daylight rose, ascended, and became high.

تَلَوُّعًاnoun

1.
stretching, expansionboth
The act of stretching out or expanding, used as a masdar for تلع.

وتلعت الضحى تلوعا وأتلعت: انبسطت — And the forenoon stretched out and expanded.

أَتْلَعَverb

1.
to cause to riseboth
To cause something to rise or ascend.
2.
to show, to revealboth
To show or reveal one's head, to look out.

وتلعت الضحى تلوعا وأتلعت: انبسطت — And the forenoon stretched out and expanded.

وأتلع رأسه: أطلعه فنظر — And he showed his head, meaning he brought it out and looked.

الأَتْلَعadjective

1.
tall, long-neckedboth
Describing someone or something as tall, particularly with a long neck.

والأتلع والتلع والتليع: الطويل، وقيل: الطويل العنق — And al-atla' and al-tal' and al-tali' mean tall, and it is said: long-necked.

كما أتلعت، من تحت أرطى صريمة ... إلى نبأة الصوت، الظباء الكوانس — As the shy gazelles showed themselves from beneath a dense arta tree... towards the slightest sound.

التَّلَعadjective

1.
tall, long-neckedboth
Describing someone or something as tall, particularly with a long neck.
2.
tall-backedclassical
Describing someone as having a tall back.

والأتلع والتلع والتليع: الطويل، وقيل: الطويل العنق — And al-atla' and al-tal' and al-tali' mean tall, and it is said: long-necked.

والتلع الطويل الظهر — And al-tal' means tall-backed.

التَّلِيعadjective

1.
tall, long-neckedboth
Describing someone or something as tall, particularly with a long neck.
2.
tall, loftyboth
Describing a leader or person as tall or lofty in status.

والأتلع والتلع والتليع: الطويل، وقيل: الطويل العنق — And al-atla' and al-tal' and al-tali' mean tall, and it is said: long-necked.

وتليع وسيد تليع وتلع: رفيع — And a tall one, and a tall and lofty leader, and tal' means elevated.

تَلِعَverb

1.
to be tall, long-neckedboth
To be tall, especially with a long neck.

وقد تلع تلعا، فهو تلع بين التلع — And he was tall, so he is tall among the tall.

تَلْعَةnoun

1.
elevated landboth
A raised, thick piece of land where a stream collects before flowing down to a lower تلعة.
2.
water channel, ravineboth
A channel for water flowing from the top of a valley into the lowlands.
3.
low-lying areaboth
An area of land that is low or depressed.
4.
place nameboth
A proper noun referring to a specific location.

والتلعة: أرض مرتفعة غليظة يتردد فيها السيل ثم يدفع منها إلى تلعة أسفل منها، وهي مكرمة من المنابت — And al-tal'ah is elevated, thick land where the floodwaters gather before being pushed to a lower tal'ah, and it is a fertile place for growth.

والتلعة: مجرى الماء من أعلى الوادي إلى بطون الأرض، والجمع التلاع — And al-tal'ah is the water channel from the top of the valley to the lowlands, and its plural is al-tilā'.

وفلان لا يمنع ذنب تلعة — And so-and-so does not prevent the tail of a tal'ah (proverb for a despicable person).

بتلعة، إرشاش الدموع السواجم — In Tal'ah, the shedding of flowing tears.

التِّلَاعnoun

1.
water channels, ravinesboth
Plural of تلعة, referring to multiple channels for water flowing from higher ground to lower areas.
2.
depressions, lowlandsboth
Plural of تلعة, referring to multiple low-lying areas.

وأدحضت التلاع أي جعلتها زلقا تزلق فيها الأرجل — And the tilā' made them slippery, causing feet to slip.

تَلْعَاءadjective

1.
tall, long-necked (feminine)both
Describing a female as tall, particularly with a long neck.

وعنق أتلع وتليع، فيمن ذكر: طويل، وتلعاء فيمن أنث — And a long-necked (masculine) and a long-necked (feminine), and tal'ā' for the feminine.

تَتَلَّعَverb

1.
to stretch the neckboth
To stretch out one's neck and raise one's head.
2.
to advance, to move forwardboth
To move forward or advance, often metaphorically.

وتتلع في مشيه وتتالع: مد عنقه ورفع رأسه — And he stretched his neck and raised his head while walking.

فوردن، والعيوق مقعد رابئ الضرباء ... فوق النجم، لا يتتلع — They arrived to drink, while the Pleiades were in their position... above the star, not advancing.

تَتَالَعَverb

1.
to stretch the neckboth
To stretch out one's neck and raise one's head.

وتتلع في مشيه وتتالع: مد عنقه ورفع رأسه — And he stretched his neck and raised his head while walking.

تَلِيعadjective

1.
tall, long-neckedboth
Describing someone or something as tall, particularly with a long neck.
2.
lofty, eminentboth
Describing a person as lofty or eminent in status.

وتليع وسيد تليع وتلع: رفيع — And a tall one, and a tall and lofty leader, and tal' means elevated.

يوم تبدي لنا قتيلة عن جيد ... تليع، تزينه الأطواق — On a day when Qutaylah shows us from her neck... a long one, adorned by necklaces.

تَلْعَةnoun

1.
elevated landboth
A raised, thick piece of land where a stream collects before flowing down to a lower تلعة.
2.
water channel, ravineboth
A channel for water flowing from the top of a valley into the lowlands.
3.
low-lying areaboth
An area of land that is low or depressed.
4.
place nameboth
A proper noun referring to a specific location.

وفلان لا يمنع ذنب تلعة — And so-and-so does not prevent the tail of a tal'ah (proverb for a despicable person).

بتلعة، إرشاش الدموع السواجم — In Tal'ah, the shedding of flowing tears.

تِلَاعَةnoun

1.
elevated placeboth
An elevated place, compared to the moon when it shines.
2.
tall, long-necked (feminine)both
A tall, long-necked female, compared to a she-camel.

بكل تلاعة كالبدر لما ... تنور، واستقل على الحبال — With every elevated place like the full moon when it shone and settled on the ropes.

مَتَالِعnoun

1.
mountainboth
A mountain, specifically referring to a mountain in the region of Bahrain.

درس المنا بمتالع فأبان ... بالحبس، بين البيد والسوبان — The dwelling places became desolate in Matal' and became clear... in al-Habs, between the deserts and al-Suban.

تَلَعَnoun

1.
a stammer or lispclassical
A speech impediment, similar to 'tar' (ترع).

والتلع شبيه بالترع: لغية أو لثغة أو بدل — And al-tal' is similar to al-tar': a dialectal pronunciation, a lisp, or a substitution.

رَجُلٌ تَلِعٌnoun

1.
a man with a lispclassical
A man who has a speech impediment, similar to 'tar' (ترع).

ورجل تلع: بمعنى الترع — And a man tal' means having a lisp.

Parallel reading

تلع النهار يتلع تلعا وتلوعا وأتلع: ارتفع.

The daylight rose, ascended, and became high.

وتلعت الضحى تلوعا وأتلعت: انبسطت.

And the forenoon stretched out and expanded.

وتلع الضحى: وقت تلوعها؛ عن ابن الأعرابي؛ وأنشد:

And the forenoon was at the time of its stretching out; from Ibn al-A'rabi; and he recited:

أأن غردت في بطن واد حمامة ... بكيت، ولم يعذرك بالجهل عاذر تعالين في عبريه، تلع الضحى، ... على فنن، قد نعمته السرائر

Has a dove cooed in the valley's heart... I wept, and no excuse-maker would pardon my ignorance. Come to my stream, when the forenoon stretches... on a branch, which the inner thoughts have made pleasant.

وتلع الظبي والثور من كناسه: أخرج رأسه وسما بجيده.

And the gazelle and the bull emerged from its hiding place, extending its head and raising its neck.

وأتلع رأسه: أطلعه فنظر؛ قال ذو الرمة:

And he showed his head, meaning he brought it out and looked; Dhu al-Rummah said:

كما أتلعت، من تحت أرطى صريمة ... إلى نبأة الصوت، الظباء الكوانس

As the shy gazelles showed themselves from beneath a dense arta tree... towards the slightest sound.

وتلع الرجل رأسه: أخرجه من شيء كان فيه، وهو شبه طلع إلا أن طلع أعم.

And the man stuck out his head: he brought it out from something he was in, and it is similar to 'tala' (emerging) except that 'tala' is more general.

والأتلع والتلع والتليع: الطويل، وقيل: الطويل العنق، وقال الأزهري في ترجمة بتع: والبتع الطويل العنق، والتلع الطويل الظهر.

And al-atla', al-tal', and al-tali' mean tall, and it is said: long-necked, and Al-Azhari said in the entry for 'bata': And al-bata' is long-necked, and al-tal' is tall-backed.

يستمسكون، من حذار الإلقاء، ... بتلعات كجذوع الصيصاء

They hold on, for fear of falling... to tall structures like the trunks of the date palm.

وعنق أتلع وتليع، فيمن ذكر: طويل، وتلعاء فيمن أنث؛ قال الأعشى:

And a long-necked (masculine) and a long-necked (feminine), and tal'ā' for the feminine; Al-A'sha said:

يوم تبدي لنا قتيلة عن جيد ... تليع، تزينه الأطواق

On a day when Qutaylah shows us from her neck... a long one, adorned by necklaces.

والتلعة: أرض مرتفعة غليظة يتريتر فيها السيل ثم يدفع منها إلى تلعة أسفل منها، وهي مكرمة من المنابت.

And al-tal'ah is elevated, thick land where the floodwaters gather before being pushed to a lower tal'ah, and it is a fertile place for growth.

والتلعة: مجرى الماء من أعلى الوادي إلى بطون الأرض، والجمع التلاع.

And al-tal'ah is the water channel from the top of the valley to the lowlands, and its plural is al-tilā'.

وفلان لا يمنع ذنب تلعة؛ يضرب للرجل الذليل الحقير.

And so-and-so does not prevent the tail of a tal'ah; it is said about a despicable and lowly man.

فيجيء مطر لا يمنع منه ذنب تلعة ؛ يريد كثرته وأنه لا يخلو منه موضع.

And rain will come such that the tail of a tal'ah is not prevented from it; meaning its abundance and that no place is devoid of it.

وأدحضت التلاع أي جعلتها زلقا تزلق فيها الأرجل.

And the tilā' made them slippery, causing feet to slip.

وكنا أناسا دائنين بغبطة، ... يسيل بنا تلع الملا وأبارقه

And we were people who lived in contentment, ... the tal' of al-Mala and its plains flowed with us.

عفا ذو حسا من فرتنى فالفوارع، ... فجنبا أريك، فالتلاع الدوافع

Dhu Hisa became desolate from Fartana and al-Fawari', ... then the sides of Arikah, then the flowing ravines.

كدخان مرتجل بأعلى تلعة، ... غرثان ضرم عرفجا مبلولا

Like smoke rising from the top of an elevated area, ... hungry, burning damp thorny shrubs.

وإني متى أهبط من الأرض تلعة، ... أجد أثرا قبلي جديدا وعافيا

And whenever I descend from the land to a low-lying area, ... I find a trace before me, new and fresh.

أنه كان يبدو «1» إلى هذه التلاع ؛ قيل في تفسيره: هو من الأضداد يقع على ما انحدر من الأرض وأشرف منها.

That he used to look out towards these tilā'; it was said in its interpretation: it is from the opposites, referring to what descends from the land and what overlooks it.

وفلان لا يوثق بسيل تلعته: يوصف بالكذب أي لا يوثق بما يقول وما يجيء به.

And so-and-so's tal'ah's flood cannot be relied upon: he is described as a liar, meaning what he says and brings cannot be trusted.

بكل تلاعة كالبدر لما ... تنور، واستقل على الحبال

With every elevated place like the full moon when it shone and settled on the ropes.

ألا ربما هاج التذكر والهوى، ... بتلعة، إرشاش الدموع السواجم

Perhaps remembrance and desire are stirred, ... in Tal'ah, the shedding of flowing tears.

وقد كان في بقعاء ري لشائكم، ... وتلعة والجوفاء يجري غديرها

And in Buq'a there was enough for your flock, ... and Tal'ah and al-Jawfa' their stream flows.

درس المنا بمتالع فأبان ... بالحبس، بين البيد والسوبان

The dwelling places became desolate in Matal' and became clear... in al-Habs, between the deserts and al-Suban.

والتلع شبيه بالترع: لغية أو لثغة أو بدل.

And al-tal' is similar to al-tar': a dialectal pronunciation, a lisp, or a substitution.

ورجل تلع: بمعنى الترع.

And a man tal' means having a lisp.