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شلمق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to terms for an old woman, possibly with connotations of being worn out or aged.

Derived headwords

شَمْلَقnoun
  1. 1.
    old womanclassical

    A term used to refer to an elderly woman.

شَلْمَقnoun
  1. 1.
    old womanclassical

    Another term used to refer to an elderly woman, similar to شملق.

سَمْلَقnoun
  1. 1.
    old womanclassical

    A further term for an old woman, indicating advanced age.

سَلْمَقnoun
  1. 1.
    old womanclassical

    Yet another term denoting an old woman, used in classical Arabic.

Parallel reading

يقال للعجوز شملق وشلمق وسملق وسلمق.
It is said for an old woman: shamlq, shlmq, smlq, and slmq.