جلع

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a lack of modesty, particularly in speech and behavior, often associated with impudence and shamelessness. It also extends to meanings related to uncovering, revealing, and a physical characteristic of the lips.

Derived headwords

جَلَعَتْverb

1.
lacked modestyboth
A woman lacked modesty, becoming impudent and speaking obscenely.

جَلْعَةadjective

1.
shameless (female)both
A woman who is shameless and speaks obscenely.

جَالِعَةadjective

1.
shameless (female)both
A woman who is shameless and speaks obscenely.

جَلِعٌadjective

1.
shameless (male)both
A man who is shameless and speaks obscenely.

جَالِعٌadjective

1.
shameless (male)both
A man who is shameless and speaks obscenely.

مُجَالَعَةnoun

1.
impudent exchangeclassical
The act of engaging in an impudent exchange of obscenities, especially among a group of people during drinking or gambling.

جَلَعَverb

1.
to strip offclassical
To strip off or remove clothing.

أَجْلَعَadjective

1.
lips not closingclassical
A person whose lips do not close over their teeth.

جَلِعَverb

1.
lips partedclassical
A mouth or lips were parted, not closing over the teeth.

جُلُوعًاnoun

1.
parted lipsclassical
The state of having parted lips that do not close over the teeth.

اِنْجَلَعَverb

1.
to be revealedboth
Something became revealed or uncovered.

جَالِعًاadjective

1.
uncoveredclassical
A woman who was uncovered or unveiled.

جَلْعَمٌadjective

1.
shamelessclassical
A person who is shameless; the 'm' is considered an extra letter.

Parallel reading

جلعت المرأة بالكسر، فهي جلعة وجالعة أيضا، أي قليلة الحياء تتكلم بالفحش وكذلك الرجل جلع وجالع.

The woman lacked modesty (jal'at) with kasra, so she is jal'ah and also jāli'ah, meaning lacking in shyness and speaking obscenely, and likewise the man is jal' and jāli'.

ومجالعة القوم: مجاوبتهم بالفحش وتنازعهم عند الشرب والقمار.

And the mujāla'ah of a people is their responding to each other with obscenities and their disputing during drinking and gambling.

ولا فاحش عند الشراب مجالع

And no impudent person is present at the drink.

جلع ثوبه وخلعه، بمعنى.

He stripped off his garment and removed it, meaning the same.

قولا لسحبان أرى نوارا * جالعة عن رأسها الخمارا

Say to Suḥbān, 'I see Nawār * removing the veil from her head.'

والاجلع: الذى لا تنضم شفتاه على أسنانه.

And al-ajla' is one whose lips do not close over his teeth.

تقول منه: جلع فمه بالكسر جلعا.

You say from it: His mouth parted (jali'a) with kasra, a parting (julu'an).

وانجلع الشئ، أي انكشف.

And a thing became uncovered (injala'a), meaning it was revealed.

وقد جلعت تجلع جلوعا.

And she had parted lips (jal'at tajla'u julu'an).

ومرت علينا أم سفيان جالعا * فلم تر عيني مثلها جالعا تمشى

And Umm Sufyān passed by us uncovered (jāli'an), and my eyes have never seen the like of her walking uncovered (jāli'an).

والجلعم: قليل الحياء.

And al-jal'am is one who is lacking in shyness.