التلعة

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns elevated or depressed landforms, watercourses, and the act of stretching or extending, particularly the neck. It also extends to idiomatic expressions related to social standing and trustworthiness.

Derived headwords

التلعةnoun

1.
Elevated groundboth
A raised or high part of the land.
2.
Depressed groundclassical
A low or sunken part of the land. This is a semantic opposite.
3.
Watercourseboth
A channel or path for water to flow.
4.
Valley mouthclassical
The widened opening of a valley.
5.
Piece of high groundboth
A distinct elevated section of land.

التلاعnoun

1.
Water channelsclassical
Channels where water flows from slopes, hillsides, and mountains, eventually leading into a valley. These are typically found in open plains.

تلعةnoun

1.
Lowly personclassical
Used in the idiom 'لا يمنع ذنب تلعة' to refer to someone insignificant or lowly.

تلعتكnoun

1.
Untrustworthy personclassical
Used in the idiom 'لا أثق بسيل تلعتك' to refer to someone who cannot be relied upon.

تلعتيnoun

1.
Close relativesclassical
Used in the idiom 'ما أخاف إلا من سيل تلعتي' to refer to one's own paternal relatives or close kin.

التلاعةnoun

1.
Water sourceclassical
A specific water source belonging to the tribe of Kinana.

التلعnoun

1.
Canalsclassical
Channels or ditches, similar to 'ترع'.
2.
Long neckboth
The length of a neck.

تلعverb

1.
To be long-neckedboth
To have a long neck, as in the description of a person or animal.
2.
To be abundantclassical
To be plentiful or abundant, used in the context of 'كرم'.
3.
To be easyclassical
To be easy or simple, used in the context of 'فرح'.

أَتْلَعَverb

1.
To stretch one's neckboth
To extend one's neck, often in a posture of looking or reaching.

تَلِعَadjective

1.
Long-neckedboth
Possessing a long neck.

أَتْلَعَverb

1.
To emergeclassical
Used for the day emerging or rising.
2.
To spread outclassical
Used for the forenoon (duha) to spread out.
3.
To extricate oneselfclassical
For a person to free themselves from a difficult situation.
4.
To emerge from coverclassical
For an animal, like a bull, to come out of its hiding place.

إناء تلعadjective

1.
Full vesselclassical
A container that is completely full.

تولعverb

1.
To be engrossedboth
To be deeply involved or preoccupied with something.

أَتْلَعَverb

1.
To stretch one's neckclassical
To stretch one's neck out in a show of pride or to attract attention.

المتتلعadjective

1.
Attentiveclassical
One who is focused on or observing a matter.
2.
Risingclassical
One who lifts their head to get up or move forward.
3.
Leadingclassical
One who is advancing or taking the lead.
4.
Swift horseclassical
A description of a fast horse, specifically attributed to Al-Harithi.

تَتَالَعَverb

1.
To stretch neck while walkingclassical
To extend the neck and lift the head while walking.

مَتَالِعnoun

1.
Mountain nameclassical
A mountain located in the desert, or belonging to the tribe of Ghani, or in the region of Bahrain.

عين متالعname

1.
Spring nameclassical
A spring of water located on the slope of the mountain named 'متالع'.

Parallel reading

التلعة: ما ارتفع من الأرض، وما انهبط منها، ضد، ومسيل الماء، وما اتسع من فوهة الوادي، والقطعة المرتفعة من الأرض

Al-Til'ah: what is elevated of the land, and what is depressed of it, an opposite, and a watercourse, and what is widened of the mouth of a valley, and a raised piece of land.

أو التلاع: مسايل الماء من الأسناد والنجاف والجبال، حتى ينصب في الوادي، ولا تكون التلاع ط إلا ط في الصحاري

Or Al-Tilaa': water channels from slopes, hillsides, and mountains, until it pours into the valley, and Tilaa' are only found in open plains.

ولا يمنع ذنب تلعة

And the tail of a lowly one does not prevent (it).

يضرب للذليل الحقير

It is said about the humble and insignificant.

ولا أثق بسيل تلعتك

And I do not trust the flow of your 'til'ah'.

يضرب لمن لا يوثق به

It is said about one who is not trustworthy.

وما أخاف إلا من سيل تلعتي

And I fear only from the flow of my 'til'ah'.

أي: من بني عمي وأقاربي

Meaning: from my paternal uncles' sons and my relatives.

والتلاعة: ماءة لكنانة

And Al-Tila'ah: a water source for Kinana.

والتلع، محركة: الترع، وطول العنق

And Al-Tal', with harakah: canals, and length of the neck.

وقد تلع، ككرم، وفرح، فهو أتلع وتليع

And he was long-necked, like karuma, and faraha, so he is atla' and tali'.

وتلع النهار، كمنع: طلع

And the day tal'a, like mana'a: rose.

والضحى: انبسطت

And the forenoon: spread out.

والرجل: أخرج رأسه من كل شيء كان فيه

And the man: extricated his head from everything he was in.

والثور من الكناس، كأتلع

And the bull from its lair, like atla'a.

وإناء تلع، ككتف: ملآن

And a vessel tal'a, like katif: full.

وتولع، كجوهر وفوفل: ع

And tawalla'a, like jawhar and fawfal: verb.

وأتلع: مد عنقه متطاولا

And atla'a: stretched his neck out haughtily.

وكمحسن: المرأة الحسناء، لأنها تتلع رأسها، تتعرض للناظرين إليها

And like muhsin: the beautiful woman, because she atla'a her head, exposing herself to those looking at her.

والمتتلع: الشاخص للأمر، والرافع رأسه للنهوض، والمتقدم، وفرس مزيدة الحارثي

And Al-Mutatalli': the one observing the matter, and the one raising his head to rise, and the one advancing, and a swift horse of Muzaydah Al-Harithi.

وتتالع في مشيه: مد عنقه، ورفع رأسه

And he tatala'a in his walking: stretched his neck, and raised his head.

ومتالع بالضم: جبل بالبادية، أو لغني، أو لبني عميلة، أو بناحية البحرين، وفي سفحه ماء يقال له: عين متالع

And Mutali' (with damma): a mountain in the desert, or of Ghani, or of Bani 'Amilah, or in the region of the two Bahrs, and on its slope is water called: 'Ain Mutali'.