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جلظاء

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of roughness, solidity, and straightness. It describes a type of land and also has verbal forms suggesting firmness and uprightness.

Derived headwords

جِلْظَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    rough landboth

    Describing land that is coarse, hard, or unyielding.

الجِلْوَاظnoun
  1. 1.
    Amir ibn al-Tufayl's swordclassical

    A specific sword belonging to the historical figure Amir ibn al-Tufayl.

اجْلَوْظَverb
  1. 1.
    to be firmclassical

    To become firm, solid, or unyielding.

  2. 2.
    to be straightclassical

    To become straight, upright, or steady.

Parallel reading

جلظاء من الأرض، بالكسر: أي: الأرض الغليظة.
Jalza' (with kasra): meaning, rough land.
والجلواظ، بالكسر: سيف عامر بن الطفيل.
And al-Jalwaaz (with kasra): the sword of Amir ibn al-Tufayl.
واجلوظ، كاعلوط: استمر، واستقام.
And ijlazh (like i'loot): to continue, and to be straight.