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الهدلق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something loose, slack, or wide, particularly in relation to the mouth or jaw of a camel. It also refers to a sieve.

Derived headwords

الهَدْلَقnoun
  1. 1.
    sievemodern

    A tool used for sifting or straining materials.

  2. 2.
    loose oneclassical

    Something or someone that is slack, loose, or hanging down.

الهَدْلَقadjective
  1. 1.
    slackmodern

    Describing something that is loose, flabby, or hanging.

الهَدْلَقnoun
  1. 1.
    wide-mouthed camelclassical

    A camel characterized by a wide mouth or jaw.

الهَدْلَقnoun
  1. 1.
    camel's jaw flapclassical

    The fleshy part of a camel's lower jaw or chin.

Parallel reading

الهَدْلَق، كزبرج: المنخل
Al-hadlaq, like zubraj: the sieve.
والمسترخي
And the slack one.
و من الإبل: الواسع الشدق
And from the camels: the wide-mouthed one.
وبهاء: وبر حنك البعير من أسفل
And biha': the hair of the camel's lower jaw.