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جهلق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of rounded, smoothed, or molded earth or clay. It describes a specific type of rounded mud and a verbal action associated with it.

Derived headwords

الجلاهقnoun
  1. 1.
    rounded mudclassical

    This refers to lumps or balls of mud that are rounded and smoothed.

جلاهقnoun
  1. 1.
    rounded mudclassical

    This is a singular form referring to a lump or ball of mud that is rounded and smoothed.

جهلقتverb
  1. 1.
    to mold mudclassical

    This verb form describes the action of molding or shaping mud into rounded lumps.

Parallel reading

الجلاهق الطين المدور المدملق
The rounded lumps are smoothed, rounded mud.
ويقال: جهلقت جلاهقا، قدم الهاء وأخر اللام.
And it is said: jahlaqa jalaahiqa, meaning the 'ha' was brought forward and the 'laam' was delayed.