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الجلماق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of binding or reinforcing a bow with a specific type of cord or strap. It also extends to related concepts of binding and to a specific type of garment.

Derived headwords

الجِلْمَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    Bowstring reinforcementclassical

    The cord or strap used to reinforce the nock or end of a bow.

جَلْمَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To reinforce a bowclassical

    To bind or reinforce the bow with the 'jilmaq' (the reinforcing cord).

الجَلَامِقnoun
  1. 1.
    Type of garmentclassical

    A type of garment, specifically referring to 'yalamiq' (a type of robe or tunic).

اليَلَامِقnoun
  1. 1.
    Type of robeclassical

    A type of robe or tunic, often associated with Persian attire.

Parallel reading

ما عصبت به القوس من العقب
What you bind the bow with from the horn.
وجلمقها: عصب عليها الجلماق
And he reinforced it (the bow): he bound the jilmaq upon it.
والجلامق من الأقبية: اليلامق
And al-jalamiq from the robes: al-yalamiq.