حذلق

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of being clever, witty, or sharp, often with a connotation of pretentiousness or excessive talkativeness. It can also refer to something pointed or sharp, and the act of feigning such qualities.

Derived headwords

الحذلقةnoun

1.
Witty behaviorboth
Acting with cleverness and wit, often in a sophisticated or refined manner.
2.
Pretentious clevernessclassical
The act of displaying superficial cleverness or wit, often to appear more knowledgeable or sophisticated than one is.

المتحذلقadjective

1.
Pretentiousboth
One who acts sophisticated or witty, often feigning more knowledge or ability than they possess.
2.
Overreachingclassical
Someone who tries to appear more capable or knowledgeable than their actual capacity allows.

يتحذلقverb

1.
To act wittyboth
To behave in a clever or witty manner, often with an air of sophistication.
2.
To feign clevernessclassical
To pretend to be more intelligent or knowledgeable than one actually is, often through speech.

حذلقadjective

1.
Talkative and arrogantclassical
A man who is excessively talkative and boastful, with little substance behind his words.

الحذلاقnoun

1.
Sharpnessclassical
Something that is pointed, sharp, or keen.

حذلقverb

1.
To sharpenclassical
To make something pointed or sharp.
2.
To feign sharpnessclassical
To display or claim sharpness or cleverness, often more than one possesses.

تحذلقverb

1.
To feign clevernessclassical
To pretend to be sharp or clever, and to claim more than one's actual abilities.

يتظرفverb

1.
To act wittyboth
To behave in a witty, sophisticated, or charming manner.

يتكيسverb

1.
To act prudentlyboth
To behave with prudence, wisdom, or sophistication.

Parallel reading

الحذلقة: التصرف بالظرف.

Al-ḥadhlaqah: Acting with wit.

والمتحذلق: المتكيس،

And al-mutaḥadhliq: the one who acts prudently,

وقيل: المتحذلق هو المتكيس الذي يريد أن يزداد على قدره.

And it is said: al-mutaḥadhliq is the one who acts prudently, who wants to exceed his capacity.

وإنه ليتحذلق في كلامه ويتبلتع

And indeed he acts witty in his speech and pretends to be sophisticated,

أي يتظرف ويتكيس.

meaning, he acts witty and prudent.

ورجل حذلق: كثير الكلام صلف وليس وراء ذلك شيء.

And a man ḥadhlaq: is talkative and arrogant, and there is nothing behind that.

والحذلاق: الشيء المحدد،

And al-ḥadhlaq: the sharp thing,

وقد حذلق.

and it has been sharpened.

ويقال: حذلق الرجل وتحذلق إذا أظهر الحذق وادعى أكثر مما عنده.

And it is said: a man ḥadhlaqa and taḥadhlaqa if he displays sharpness and claims more than he has.