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جلن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes the sound of a double door closing. It specifically refers to the distinct sounds made by each of the two panels as they are shut.

Derived headwords

جَلَنْnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of a door closingclassical

    The sound produced by a double-doored gate when one panel is shut, followed by the other.

بَلَقْnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of a door closingclassical

    The sound produced by the second panel of a double-doored gate when it is shut, following the sound of the first panel.

Parallel reading

حكاية صوت باب ذي مصراعين، يرد أحدهما، فيقول: جلن، ويرد الآخر، فيقول: بلق.
The narration of the sound of a double-doored gate, when one panel is shut, it says: 'Jalan', and when the other is shut, it says: 'Balaq'.