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الكلدم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe qualities of hardness, solidity, and shortness. It is used to describe both inanimate objects and people.

Derived headwords

الكَلْدَمnoun
  1. 1.
    solidityboth

    Something that is solid, firm, or hard.

كَلْدَمadjective
  1. 1.
    shortboth

    Describing someone who is short in stature.

Parallel reading

الكلدم، كجعفر والدال مهملة: الصلب.
Al-kaldam, like Ja'far (with the 'dal' unpointed): the solid.
وكزنبور: القصير.
And like zunbur: the short.