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الشعلع

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root describes something that is tall, elongated, or spread out. It can refer to a person or an animal of great stature, or to a tree with widely dispersed branches.

Derived headwords

شَعْلَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be tallboth

    To be of great height or stature, referring to a person or animal.

شَعْلَعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    tallboth

    Possessing great height or stature; elongated.

شَعْلَعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    tallnessclassical

    The quality or state of being tall or elongated.

كَهْمَلَعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    tallclassical

    Possessing great height or stature; elongated. This is a variant form.

شَعْنَلَعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    tallclassical

    Possessing great height or stature; elongated. This form includes an extra 'nun'.

شَعْلَعَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    dispersedboth

    Describing a tree with widely separated and non-compact branches.

شَعْلَعَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    dispersionclassical

    The state of being spread out or dispersed, especially referring to the branches of a tree.

Parallel reading

الطويل منا ومن غيرنا
The tall one among us and among others.
وشجرة شعلعة
And a dispersed tree.
متفرقة الأغصان
With separated branches.
غير ملتفة
Not compact.