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جلهب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be rare and possibly obscure, with its primary documented meanings relating to specific physical attributes of women and geographical features. The terms are not in common modern usage.

Derived headwords

الجلهوبnoun
  1. 1.
    woman with large vulvaclassical

    A term referring to a woman characterized by a large vulva, considered a specific physical attribute.

جلهابnoun
  1. 1.
    valleyclassical

    A geographical term denoting a valley, as recorded by al-Saghani.

Parallel reading

الجلهوب بالضم
Al-Jalhub (with dammah)
أهمله الجوهري، وصاحب اللسان
Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan omitted it.
وقال الصاغاني: هي المرأة العظيمة الركب
And Al-Saghani said: she is the woman with a great vulva.
أي الفرج
Meaning the vulva.
والجلهاب بالكسر: الوادي
And Al-Jalhab (with kasrah) means the valley.
هكذا نقله الصاغاني
This is how Al-Saghani transmitted it.