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جلحب

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes elderly, large, and strong men. It also extends to concepts of being gathered or accumulated, and can refer to a type of palm tree or a personal name.

Derived headwords

الجِلْحَابnoun
  1. 1.
    elderly manclassical

    An old man who is advanced in age and infirm. It can also refer to someone ancient and large.

الجِلْحَابَةnoun
  1. 1.
    elderly manclassical

    An old man who is advanced in age and infirm. It can also refer to someone ancient and large.

الجِلْحَابadjective
  1. 1.
    large, ancientclassical

    Describing someone who is large and ancient, specifically referring to a man.

الجِلْحَابadjective
  1. 1.
    tallclassical

    Describing a man who is tall in stature.

الجِلْحَابadjective
  1. 1.
    strongclassical

    Describing someone who is strong and robust.

الجِلْحَابadjective
  1. 1.
    unmarried manclassical

    Referring to a man who is unmarried.

المُجَلْحِبadjective
  1. 1.
    extendedclassical

    Describing something that is stretched out or extended.

الجِلْحَابnoun
  1. 1.
    palm groveclassical

    A type of palm tree or a collection of palm trees.

مُجْلَحِبَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    gatheredclassical

    Describing a herd of camels that is gathered together.

جِلْحَبname
  1. 1.
    personal nameclassical

    A proper name used for individuals.

Parallel reading

الجلحاب بالكسر، و الجلحابة بهاء هو الشيخ الكبير المولي الهرم
Al-jilḥāb (with kasra), and al-jilḥābah (with ḥa'), is the old man, advanced in age and infirm.
وقيل: هو القديم الضخم الأجلح، كالجلحب مثل جعفر
And it is said: he is the ancient, large, and bald, like al-jilḥab, similar to Ja'far.
والجلاحب بالضم، نقله ابن السكبت
And al-jalāḥib (with damma), as narrated by Ibn al-Sikkit.
وجلحب كقرشب هو الرجل الطويل القامة، قاله أبو عمر و
And jilḥab (like qursab) is the man of tall stature, according to Abu 'Amr.
والجلحب أيضا: القوي الشديد
And al-jilḥab is also: the strong and robust.
وهي تريد العزب الجلحبا يسكب ماء الظهر فيها سكبا
And she desires the unmarried man, the jilḥab, who pours the semen of his back into her abundantly.
والمجلحب: الممتد، قال ابن سيده: ولا أحقه
And al-mujlaḥib: the extended, according to Ibn Sīdah, who said: I do not consider it authentic.
وفي (التهذيب) : الجلحاب: فحال النخل.
And in (Al-Tahdhib): Al-jilḥāb: is the palm grove.
ويقال إبل مجلحبة أي مجتمعة نقله الصاغاني.
And it is said: a herd of camels is mujlaḥibbah, meaning gathered, as narrated by Al-Sāghānī.
وجلحب كجعفر اسم من أسمائهم.
And Jilḥab (like Ja'far) is a name among their names.