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علط

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

The root 'علط' primarily relates to the neck, specifically the sides of the neck, and things associated with it like markings, ropes, or adornments. It also extends to meanings of striking, marking, or clinging to something, often in a negative or forceful context.

Derived headwords

العلاطانnoun
  1. 1.
    Sides of the neckclassical

    The two sides of the neck.

العلاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Neck markingclassical

    A transverse mark on the neck of an animal, as a brand.

  2. 2.
    Rope on the neckclassical

    A rope or halter placed around the neck of a camel.

  3. 3.
    Adornmentclassical

    A necklace or adornment worn around the neck.

علطverb
  1. 1.
    To mark (neck)classical

    To brand an animal on the neck transversely.

  2. 2.
    To mention illclassical

    To speak ill of someone or mention them with evil.

  3. 3.
    To strikeclassical

    To strike or hit someone with an arrow.

علطهverb
  1. 1.
    To brand (neck)classical

    To brand an animal on the neck transversely (intensified for plurality).

  2. 2.
    To mention illclassical

    To speak ill of someone or mention them with evil.

  3. 3.
    To strikeclassical

    To strike or hit someone with an arrow.

تعليطاverb
  1. 1.
    To remove halterclassical

    To remove the halter or rope from an animal's neck.

علطadjective
  1. 1.
    Without halterclassical

    A female camel that is without a halter or bridle.

  2. 2.
    Without markingclassical

    A female camel that is without a brand or mark.

أعلاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Haltersclassical

    Plural of علاط, referring to ropes or halters on the necks of camels.

علطةnoun
  1. 1.
    Necklaceclassical

    A necklace or adornment worn around the neck.

اعلوطverb
  1. 1.
    To cling to the neckclassical

    To cling to someone's neck or to get on top of them.

  2. 2.
    To cling toclassical

    To cling to or become attached to someone persistently.

اعلواطاnoun
  1. 1.
    Clingingclassical

    The act of clinging to the neck or getting on top of someone.

الإعليطnoun
  1. 1.
    Leaves of the markh plantclassical

    The leaves of the markh plant (Leptadenia pyrotechnica).

Parallel reading

العلاطان: صفقا العنق من الجانبين.
Al-'alaṭān: the two sides of the neck.
والعلاط: سمة في العنق بالعرض، عن أبي زيد.
And al-'ilaṭ: a transverse mark on the neck, according to Abu Zayd.
يقال منه: علط بعيره يعلطه علطا.
It is said from it: he branded his camel, branding it a branding.
وعلطه أيضا بشر، إذا ذكره بسوء.
And he 'alaṭahu also with evil, if he mentioned him with ill.
فلا والله نادى الحي ضيفي * هدوءا بالمساءة والعلاط *
By God, my guest did not call out to the tribe * in a calm manner with ill-will and slander *
وعلط إبله، شدد للكثرة.
And he branded his camels, intensified for plurality.
والعلاط أيضا: حبل في عنق البعير.
And al-'ilaṭ also: a rope on the neck of the camel.
وقد علطه تعليطا، أي نزع من عنقه العلاط.
And he removed the halter from him, meaning he removed the halter from his neck.
ناقة علط، أي بلا خطام.
A camel 'alaṭ, meaning without a halter.
واعرورت العلط العرضى تركضه * أم الفوارس بالديداء والربعه *
And the unmarked, transverse (camel) was stirred up, and the mother of knights made it run in the open plain and the open ground.
أوردته قلائصا أعلاطا *
I brought it to drink, young she-camels without halters.
وعلطه بسهم علطا: أصابه به.
And he struck him with an arrow, striking him with it.
والعلطة: القلادة.
And al-'alṭah: the necklace.
جارية من شعب ذى رعين * حياكة تمشى بعلطتين *
A maiden from the valley of Dhi Ra'in * a weaver walking with two necklaces *
واعلوط بعيره اعلواطا، إذا تعلق بعنقه وعلاه.
And he mounted his camel, mounting it, if he clung to its neck and rode it.
واعلوطنى فلان، أي لزمني.
And so-and-so 'alāṭanī, meaning he clung to me.
لها أذن حشرة مشرة * كإعليط مرخ إذا ما صفر
It has an alert, lively ear * like the leaves of the markh plant when it is dry.