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الءلاء

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of bitter tree. It also extends to describe leather that has been tanned using this tree's bark or a similar substance.

Derived headwords

الألاءnoun
  1. 1.
    bitter treeclassical

    A type of tree characterized by its bitter taste or properties.

كالعلاءnoun
  1. 1.
    like the bitter treeclassical

    A comparative phrase indicating similarity to the bitter tree (الألاء).

مألوءadjective
  1. 1.
    tanned (with bitter tree bark)classical

    Describes leather that has been tanned using the bark or substance of the bitter tree (الألاء).

Parallel reading

الألاء، كالعلاء ويقصر: شجر مر.
Al-ala', like al-'alaa' and shortened: a bitter tree.
وأديم مألوء: دبغ به
And tanned leather: it was tanned with it.
وذكره الجوهري في المعتل وهما.
And Al-Jawhari mentioned it in Al-Mu'tal, and they are two.