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القلمعة

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of baseness, lowliness, and the act of striking or shaving the head. It encompasses terms for the lowly or base, and verbs describing a forceful blow or shaving.

Derived headwords

القَلَمْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    The baseclassical

    Refers to someone or something that is low, base, or ignoble.

قَلَمَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To strikeclassical

    To strike someone, particularly on the head, to the point of causing injury or damage.

  2. 2.
    To shaveclassical

    To shave someone's head.

Parallel reading

السفلة
The base/lowly.
قلمع رأسه
He struck his head.
فأندره
And caused it to bleed/be damaged.
وقيل حلقه
And it was said, he shaved it.