الجلفزيز

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something old, tough, and difficult, often applied to elderly women, old animals, or formidable situations. It can also denote hardness and severity.

Derived headwords

الجَلْفَزِيزnoun

1.
Old, withered womanclassical
An old woman who is shriveled or has some remaining vitality.
2.
Formidable situationclassical
A difficult or dangerous matter, a predicament.
3.
Heavy, burdensome personclassical
Someone who is ponderous or difficult to deal with.

الجَلْفَزnoun

1.
Hard, strongclassical
Describing something that is solid, tough, and unyielding.

الجَلْفَازnoun

1.
Hard, strongclassical
Similar to الجلفز, denoting hardness and strength.

Parallel reading

العجوز المتشنجة، أو التي فيها بقية

The shriveled old woman, or one who has some remaining vitality.

و من الناب: الهرمة الحمول العمول

And from the canine tooth: the aged, the burdensome, the difficult.

والداهية

And the calamity/predicament.

والثقيل

And the heavy/burdensome one.

والناقة الصلبة الغليظة

And the strong, thick female camel.

كالجلفز

Like the hard/strong one.

والجلفز والجلافز: الصلب الشديد

And Al-Jalfaz and Al-Jalfaz: the hard, the severe.