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جلق

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes a place name, specifically Damascus, and also refers to a type of sack or bag. Derived terms relate to the act of shaving or cutting hair, and a siege engine.

Derived headwords

جَلَقname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name, specifically referring to Damascus.

جَلَقverb
  1. 1.
    to shaveboth

    To shave or cut hair.

جَلَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to shaveboth

    To shave or cut hair.

جَلَقَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to shave himboth

    To shave him or cut his hair.

جَلَقَ رَأْسَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to shave his headboth

    To shave someone's head.

الجَوَّالَقnoun
  1. 1.
    sackboth

    A known type of sack or bag, of foreign origin.

الجَوَّالِقnoun
  1. 1.
    sackboth

    A known type of sack or bag, of foreign origin.

جَوَّالِقnoun
  1. 1.
    sacksboth

    Plural of جوالق (sack).

جَوَّالِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    sacksboth

    Plural of جوالق (sack).

جَوَّالِقَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    sacksclassical

    Plural of جوالق (sack), though less common than جواليق.

جَلَّاقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    meatclassical

    A term for meat, specifically referring to a lack of it on a person.

جَلَقَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to shave himboth

    To shave or cut hair.

الجَلَقname
  1. 1.
    Damascusclassical

    The name of Damascus.

الجَلَقname
  1. 1.
    placeclassical

    A place name.

الجَلَقname
  1. 1.
    siege engineclassical

    A siege engine, also called a mangonel.

Parallel reading

بجلق تسطو بامرئ ما تلعثما
In Jalaq, he attacks a man who does not falter.
لئن كان للقبرين قبر بجلق، ... وقبر بصيداء الذي عند حارب
If the two graves had one grave in Jalaq, ... and the grave in Sayda' which is near Harib.
بجلق في الزمان الأول
in Jalaq in the ancient times.
أحب ماوية حبا صادقا، ... حب أبي الجوالق الجوالقا
I love Mawiya with a true love, ... the love of Abu al-Jawaliq for the Jawaliq.
يا حبذا ما في الجواليق السود ... من خشكنان وسويق مقنود
How wonderful is what is in the black sacks ... of khashkanan and sweet powdered milk.
أنت قاتل أخي يا جوالق؟
Are you the killer of my brother, O Jawaliq?
قال: نعم يا أمير المؤمنين
He said: Yes, O Commander of the Faithful.
وجوالق أصفارا ونارا تحرق
and sacks, empty and burning fire.
جلق رأسه وجلطه إذا حلقه
He shaved his head and cut it if he shaved it.
وما عليه جلاقة لحم
And he has no flesh (i.e., he is thin).