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قلخ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the vocalizations of animals, specifically the roaring or bellowing sounds made by male animals. It also appears in the name of a poet.

Derived headwords

قَلَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to roarclassical

    To make a loud, deep sound, typically associated with male animals like a bull or a stallion.

قَلَخٌnoun
  1. 1.
    roaringclassical

    The act or sound of roaring, as made by a male animal.

قَلِيخٌnoun
  1. 1.
    roaringclassical

    A variant masdar (verbal noun) for the sound of roaring or bellowing.

قَلَاخname
  1. 1.
    Qalakhclassical

    The name of a poet, specifically Qalakh bin Huzn Al-Sa'di.

Parallel reading

قلخ الفحل قلخا وقليخا: هدر.
The stallion roared a roaring and a bellowing: it bellowed.
أكثر الاصوات بنى على فعيل، مثل هدر هديرا، وصهل صهيلا، ونبح نبيحا، وقلخ قليخا.
Most sounds are built on the pattern 'fa'eel' (فعيل), like 'hadara' (هدر) with its masdar 'hadeeran' (هديرا), 'sahala' (صَهَلَ) with its masdar 'saheelan' (صهيلا), 'nabaha' (نَبَحَ) with its masdar 'nabeehan' (نبيحا), and 'qalakha' (قلخ) with its masdar 'qaleekhan' (قليخا).
قلخ الفحول الصيد في أشوالها
The stallions roared their hunting calls in their prime.
وقلاخ، بالضم: اسم شاعر، وهو قلاخ بن حزن السعدى.
And Qalakh, with dammah: the name of a poet, and he is Qalakh bin Huzn Al-Sa'di.
أنا القلاخ في بغائى مقسما أقسمت لا أسأم حتى تسأما
I am the roaring one in my mating calls, swearing an oath, I will not tire until you tire.