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Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the posterior, specifically the rump or buttocks, and by extension, fat and flesh associated with it. It also extends to meanings of abundance, blessings, and in a more specific anatomical sense, parts of the thumb and leg.

Derived headwords

الأَلْيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    rump, buttocksboth

    The posterior part of the body, the rump or buttocks, or the fat and flesh that covers the rump.

  2. 2.
    fleshy part of thumbclassical

    The fleshy part at the base of the thumb.

  3. 3.
    shinclassical

    The fleshy part of the shin.

  4. 4.
    famineclassical

    A period of severe hunger or famine.

  5. 5.
    fatclassical

    Fat or suet.

  6. 6.
    vaginaclassical

    The female genitalia.

  7. 7.
    sideclassical

    The side or flank.

أَلْيَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    rump, buttocks (plural)both

    Plural form of 'alyah', referring to the rump or buttocks.

أَلَايَاnoun
  1. 1.
    rump, buttocks (plural)both

    Another plural form of 'alyah', referring to the rump or buttocks.

أَلِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to have much fatclassical

    To be characterized by having a large amount of fat, particularly in the posterior region.

أَلْيَانadjective
  1. 1.
    fat, fleshyclassical

    Describing a ram that is fat and fleshy, especially in the rump.

أَلَىverb
  1. 1.
    to swearclassical

    To take an oath or swear.

آلَverb
  1. 1.
    to swearclassical

    To take an oath or swear.

آلَىverb
  1. 1.
    to swearclassical

    To take an oath or swear.

أَلْيَانَةadjective
  1. 1.
    fat, fleshyclassical

    Describing a ewe or a person (male or female) that is fat and fleshy, especially in the rump.

أَلْيَاadjective
  1. 1.
    fat, fleshyclassical

    Describing a ewe or a person (male or female) that is fat and fleshy, especially in the rump.

أَلِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    one who swears oftenclassical

    Someone who frequently takes oaths or swears.

أَلْيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    waterclassical

    Water.

أَلْيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    countries in the Maghrebclassical

    A place name referring to countries in the Maghreb (North Africa).

أَلِيَتَانnoun
  1. 1.
    two hillsclassical

    Two hills located in the area of Al-Haw'ab.

آلَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    blessings, favorsboth

    Abundant blessings, favors, or gifts from God. The singular form is 'ilay' or 'alwa' or 'ali' or 'ala' or 'ilaha'.

إِلَيّnoun
  1. 1.
    blessing, favor (singular)classical

    The singular form of 'alaa', referring to a single blessing or favor.

أَلْوnoun
  1. 1.
    blessing, favor (singular)classical

    The singular form of 'alaa', referring to a single blessing or favor.

أَلِيnoun
  1. 1.
    blessing, favor (singular)classical

    The singular form of 'alaa', referring to a single blessing or favor.

أَلَىnoun
  1. 1.
    blessing, favor (singular)classical

    The singular form of 'alaa', referring to a single blessing or favor.

إِلَهَاnoun
  1. 1.
    blessing, favor (singular)classical

    The singular form of 'alaa', referring to a single blessing or favor.

Parallel reading

الأَلْيَة: العجيزة، أو ما ركب العجز من شحم ولحم
The 'alyah': the rump, or what covers the rump of fat and flesh.
ج: أليات وألايا، ولا تقل: إلية، ولا لية
Plural: 'alyat' and 'alaya', and do not say: 'ilyah', nor 'liyah'.
وقد ألي، كسمع.
And he became fat, as in 'sami'a'.
وكبش أليان، ويحرك، وألى وآل وآلى، ونعجة أليانة وأليا، وكذا الرجل والمرأة، من رجال ألي ونساء ألي وأليانات وألايا وألاء.
And a fat ram, and it is pronounced with harakah, and 'ala' and 'ala' and 'ala', and a fat ewe and 'alya', and likewise a man and a woman, from men who swear and women who swear and 'alyanat' and 'alaya' and 'alaa'.
والألية: اللحمة في ضرة الإبهام، وحماة الساق، والمجاعة، والشحمة
And the 'alyah': the fleshy part of the thumb, the fleshy part of the shin, famine, and fat.
وبالكسر: القبل، والجانب.
And with kasr: the vagina, and the side.
والآلاء: النعم، واحدها: إلي وألو وألي وألى وإلى.
And 'alaa': blessings, its singular is: 'ilay' and 'alwu' and 'ali' and 'ala' and 'ila'.
والألي، كغني: الكثير الأيمان.
And 'aliyy', as in 'ghaniyy': one who swears a lot.
وألية: ماء، وبالضم: بلدان بالمغرب.
And 'alyah': water, and with dammah: countries in the Maghreb.
وأليتان: هضبتان بالحوأب.
And 'alyatan': two hills in Al-Haw'ab.
وآلية: ع.
And 'alyah': 'ayn (a letter, or possibly a reference to a specific word not fully provided).