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الءلود

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root describes a person who is stubborn, disobedient, and unwilling to yield to authority or justice. It also extends to physical descriptions of a stiff neck.

Derived headwords

الأَلْوَدُadjective
  1. 1.
    stubbornboth

    One who does not incline towards justice or submit to commands.

  2. 2.
    unyieldingclassical

    One who does not give their obedience.

وَلَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to be stubbornclassical

    To be stubborn and disobedient, not inclining to justice or submitting to commands. This verb is conjugated like 'faraha' (to be happy).

أَلْوَدُadjective
  1. 1.
    stubbornboth

    One who does not incline towards justice or submit to commands.

أَلْوَادٌnoun
  1. 1.
    stubborn peopleclassical

    The plural of 'al-awwad', referring to stubborn individuals.

العُنُقُ الغَلِيظُnoun
  1. 1.
    thick neckclassical

    A description of a thick or stiff neck, implying stubbornness.

Parallel reading

من لا يميل إلى عدل، ولا ينقاد لأمر
One who does not incline towards justice, nor submit to a command.
وقد وُلِدَ، كفرح
And he was stubborn, like 'faraha' (to be happy).
ج: ألواد
Plural: alwad.
والشديد لا يعطي طاعته
And the strong one who does not give his obedience.
والعنق الغليظ
And the thick neck.