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الجلبصة

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of fleeing or escaping. It may also have a secondary meaning related to correctness or accuracy, possibly with a nuance of being well-founded or sound.

Derived headwords

الجَلْبَصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fleeingclassical

    The act of fleeing or escaping from a situation.

  2. 2.
    correctnessclassical

    The state of being correct, accurate, or sound.

جَلْبَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to fleeclassical

    He fled or escaped.

  2. 2.
    to be correctclassical

    It was correct or accurate.

Parallel reading

الجلبصة: الفرار
Al-jalbaṣah: fleeing.
أو الصواب بالخاء المعجمة
Or correctness, with the letter khāʼ (خ) dotted.