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شملق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe negative qualities, specifically focusing on ill-temperament and extreme old age, often associated with unpleasantness or decrepitude.

Derived headwords

شَمْلَقadjective
  1. 1.
    ill-temperedclassical

    Describing someone with a bad disposition or unpleasant character.

  2. 2.
    aged, decrepitclassical

    Referring to an old woman who is extremely aged and worn out.

شَمْلَقnoun
  1. 1.
    ill-tempered personclassical

    A noun referring to a person, particularly a woman, who is ill-tempered.

  2. 2.
    aged womanclassical

    A noun referring to an extremely old and decrepit woman.

Parallel reading

السيئة الخلق
ill-tempered
هي العجوز الهرمة
she is the extremely aged old woman
أشكو إلى الله عيالا دردقا، ... مقرقمين وعجوزا شملقا
I complain to God about dependent children, ... ill-favored and an ill-tempered old woman
إنما هي سملق
it is actually samlaq
وأن أبا عبيد صحفه
and that Abu Ubaid miscopied it