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تعذلق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a type of light, agile, or quick movement, particularly in walking. It also relates to a description of a young boy characterized by this lightness or quickness.

Derived headwords

تَعَذْلَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk lightlyboth

    To walk with a light, agile, or quick gait.

العَذْلُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    light boyclassical

    A young boy who is light, agile, or quick in his movements.

الذَّعْلُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    light boyclassical

    A young boy who is light, agile, or quick in his movements. This is presented as an alternative pronunciation or spelling for العذلوق.

Parallel reading

تَعَذْلَقَ في مشيه
He walked lightly in his gait.
مَشَى مُتَحَرِّكًا
He walked moving (with agility).
والعَذْلُوق، كعصفور: الغلام الخفيف
And al-'adhluq, like 'asfūr: the light boy.
لُغَة في: الذَّعْلُوق
A dialectal variant of: al-dha'luq.