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سملج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something light, agile, or perhaps even frivolous. It is noted as a quadriliteral root, formed by adding a 'mim' and 'lam' to a triliteral base, with the third radical doubled.

Derived headwords

سَمَلْجadjective
  1. 1.
    lightboth

    Describing something as light, agile, or perhaps quick in movement.

سَمَلْجًاadverb
  1. 1.
    lightlyclassical

    In a light or agile manner.

Parallel reading

السملج: الخفيف
As-samlj: The light one.
وهو ملحق بالخماسى بتشديد الحرف الثالث منه
And it is appended to the pentiliteral (five-letter words) by doubling its third letter.
قالت له مقالة تلجلجا
She said to him a speech that faltered.
قولا مليحا حسنا سملجا
A good, fine, light speech.
لو يطبخ النئ به لا نضجا
If the raw were cooked with it, it would not be cooked.
يا بن الكرام لج على الهودجا
O son of the noble, be insistent upon the howdah.