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جلن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the sound of something closing or shutting, particularly a door. It is associated with a specific onomatopoeic sound.

Derived headwords

جَلَنnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of closingclassical

    The sound made by a door with two leaves when one is shut.

جَلَنْبَلَقnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of closingclassical

    A word used to describe the sound of a door with two leaves closing, possibly a variant or related term to 'جلن'.

Parallel reading

جلن حكاية صوت باب ذي مصراعين، فيرد أحدهما فيقول جلن، ويرد الآخر فيقول بلق
Jalan is an onomatopoeic representation of the sound of a two-leaved door; when one leaf is shut, it makes the sound 'jalan', and when the other leaf is shut, it makes the sound 'balaq'.
فتسمع في الحالين منه جلن بلق
So you hear from it in both instances the sound 'jalan balaq'.
وقد ترجم عليه في حرف القاف جلنبلق
And in the letter Qaf, 'jalanbalaq' has been explained in relation to it.