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غلج

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of swift, unmixed movement, particularly in horses. It also extends to meanings of injustice, drinking with relish, and specific anatomical or botanical terms.

Derived headwords

غَلَجَverb
  1. 1.
    gallop without mixingclassical

    To run swiftly and without mixing, referring to a horse's gait.

مَغْلَجadjective
  1. 1.
    gallopingclassical

    Describing a horse that gallops swiftly and without mixing.

تَغَلَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    act unjustlyclassical

    To act with tyranny, oppression, or injustice.

  2. 2.
    drink with relishclassical

    To drink, especially referring to a donkey, lapping and smacking its lips.

مَغْلَجnoun
  1. 1.
    penis sheathclassical

    A sheath for the penis, specifically referring to that of a donkey.

أَغْلُوجnoun
  1. 1.
    tender branchmodern

    A soft, tender branch or twig.

الغُلَجnoun
  1. 1.
    handsome youthclassical

    Youthful beauty and vigor, referring to a handsome young man.

Parallel reading

غلج الفرس يغلج: جرى بلا اختلاط
The horse galloped, it gallops: it ran without mixing.
وهو مغلج
And it is galloping.
وتغلج: بغى وظلم
And he acted unjustly: he was tyrannical and oppressive.
وتغلج الحمار: شرب وتلمظ بلسانه
And the donkey drank with relish: it drank and licked its lips with its tongue.
وعير مغلج، كمنبر: شلال لعانته
And a donkey with a sheath, like 'manbar': a sheath for its penis.
والأغلوج: الغصن الناعم
And the 'aghlooj': the tender branch.
والغلج، بضمتين: الشباب الحسن
And 'al-ghalaj', with two dammah: the handsome youth.