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الكلثوم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a fullness or plumpness of the cheeks and face. It extends to refer to specific individuals, animals, and even a type of silk fabric.

Derived headwords

الْكُلْثُومnoun
  1. 1.
    full-cheeked personboth

    A person with full, fleshy cheeks and face.

  2. 2.
    elephantclassical

    A name for an elephant.

  3. 3.
    rhinocerosclassical

    Also called 'al-Zindafīl', referring to a rhinoceros.

  4. 4.
    silk on a bannerclassical

    A piece of silk fabric placed on the head of a banner.

الْكُلْثَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fullness of faceboth

    The accumulation of flesh on the face, giving it a full appearance, without being grim or stern.

مُكَلْثَمَةadjective
  1. 1.
    full-facedboth

    A woman described as having a full, fleshy face.

Parallel reading

الْكُلْثُوم، كزنبور: الكثير لحم الخدين والوجه
Al-Kulthūm, like a wasp: one with much flesh on the cheeks and face.
والفيل، أو الزندفيل
And the elephant, or the rhinoceros.
والحرير على رأس العلم
And silk on the head of a banner.
وابن الحصين، وابن علقمة، وابن هدم بن امرئ القيس الذي نزل عليه رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، أربعة أيام، ثم خرج إلى أبي أيوب، فنزل عليه.
And Ibn al-Ḥuṣayn, and Ibn ʿAlqamah, and Ibn Hadm bin Imri’ al-Qays, upon whom the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, stayed for four days, then he went out to Abū Ayyūb, and stayed with him.
وأم كلثوم: بنت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، ورضي عنها.
And Umm Kulthūm: the daughter of the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, and may God be pleased with her.
والكلثمة: اجتماع لحم الوجه بلا جهومة.
And al-Kulthumah: the gathering of flesh on the face without grimness.
وامرأة مكلثمة.
And a woman who is full-faced.