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هلدم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something thick, coarse, and rough, often associated with age or the passage of time. It can refer to a coarse substance, an old person, or the effects of time.

Derived headwords

الهلدمnoun
  1. 1.
    Coarse substanceclassical

    A thick, coarse, and rough substance.

هلدمهnoun
  1. 1.
    Effects of timeclassical

    The coarse and rough effects brought about by the passage of time.

لبدnoun
  1. 1.
    Thick feltclassical

    A thick, coarse, and rough material, often felt.

الْهَلْدَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Old womanclassical

    An old woman, implying coarseness or roughness associated with age.

Parallel reading

الهلدم: اللبد الغليظ الجافي
Al-haldam: the thick, coarse, rough felt.
عليه من لبد الزمان هلدمه
Upon him is from the coarse effects of time, its coarseness.
لبد الزمان: يعني الشيب
The coarse effects of time: meaning gray hair.
والهلدم: العجوز
And al-haldam: the old woman.