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يلمق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of garment, specifically a Persian tunic or coat that was adopted into Arabic. It also appears in poetic descriptions, possibly referring to the garment's appearance or a related concept.

Derived headwords

اليلمقnoun
  1. 1.
    tunic, coatboth

    A type of garment, specifically a tunic or coat, of Persian origin that was adopted into Arabic.

يلمقverb
  1. 1.
    to wear a tunicclassical

    To wear or be clad in a 'yalamq' (tunic). This usage is derived from the noun for the garment.

يلامقnoun
  1. 1.
    tunicsboth

    The plural form of 'al-yalamq', referring to multiple tunics or coats.

Parallel reading

اليلمق: القباء، فارسي معرب
Al-yalamq: The tunic, a Persian word Arabized.
تَجْلُو البَوَارِقُ عَنْ مُجَرَّنَثِمٍ لَهِقٍ
The lightning flashes reveal a broad-chested, dark-colored [creature].
كَأَنَّهُ مُتَقَبِّي يَلْمَقٍ عَزَبٍ
As if it were wearing a tunic of a solitary wild bull.
وَجَمْعُهُ يَلَامِقُ
And its plural is yalamiq.
كَأَنَّمَا يَمْشِينَ فِي اليَلَامِقِ
As if they were walking in the tunics.