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اقلعط

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of being tightly curled, stiff, or matted, particularly concerning hair. It also extends to describe a person who is fleeing, wary, or fearful, often associated with a head of such stiff hair.

Derived headwords

اقلعطverb
  1. 1.
    to be curly and stiffclassical

    Describes hair that is tightly curled, stiff, and resistant to straightening or growing long.

جعدadjective
  1. 1.
    curlyboth

    Describes hair that is naturally curled or wavy.

  2. 2.
    stiffclassical

    Describes something that is rigid and unyielding, often used in conjunction with curly hair.

وصلبadjective
  1. 1.
    and stiffclassical

    Indicates a state of rigidity and hardness, often accompanying the description of curly hair.

المقلعطadjective
  1. 1.
    fleeingclassical

    Describes someone who is running away or escaping from danger.

  2. 2.
    waryclassical

    Describes someone who is cautious and on guard due to fear or suspicion.

  3. 3.
    fearfulclassical

    Describes someone who is experiencing fear or apprehension.

  4. 4.
    very curly-headedclassical

    Refers to a head of hair that is extremely tightly curled and stiff, to the point where it does not grow long easily.

الهاربadjective
  1. 1.
    the fleeing oneboth

    An active participle referring to someone who is in the act of fleeing or escaping.

الحاذرadjective
  1. 1.
    the wary oneboth

    An active participle describing someone who is cautious and vigilant, often due to potential danger.

النافرadjective
  1. 1.
    the shying oneboth

    An active participle describing an animal or person that recoils or shies away, typically from fear or aversion.

الخائفadjective
  1. 1.
    the fearful oneboth

    An active participle referring to someone who is experiencing fear.

الرأس الشديد الجعودةnoun phrase
  1. 1.
    head of extreme curlinessclassical

    A description of a head of hair characterized by intense stiffness and curliness, making it difficult to grow long.

لا يكاد يطول شعرهclause
  1. 1.
    its hair hardly growsclassical

    A descriptive phrase indicating that the hair on a head is so stiff and curly that it does not grow long.

القلعطةnoun
  1. 1.
    extreme curlinessclassical

    The state or quality of being extremely curly and stiff, particularly referring to hair.

  2. 2.
    flight and fearclassical

    The state of being a fugitive, wary, or fearful.

Parallel reading

اقلعط الشعر: جعد، وصلب.
Hair is 'iqlaṭaṭ': curly and stiff.
والمقلعط، كمطمئن: الهارب الحاذر النافر الخائف،
And al-muqalliṭ, like mutama'inn: the fleeing, the wary, the shying, the fearful one,
والرأس الشديد الجعودة،
and the head of extreme curliness,
لا يكاد يطول شعره،
its hair hardly grows long,
والاسم: القلعطة.
and the noun is: al-qal'aṭah.