شلخب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a state of ignorance or foolishness, particularly in practical matters. It is associated with being unknowledgeable and perhaps clumsy or inept.

Derived headwords

شَلْحَبٌadjective

1.
ignorant, foolishclassical
Describing a man who is ignorant of affairs and matters, lacking understanding or competence.

كشَلْخَبَverb

1.
to be ignorantclassical
To be ignorant or foolish, particularly in practical matters. This form is considered more correct than the unpointed version.

Parallel reading

رجل شلحب كجعفر: فدم

A man, shalḥab (like Ja'far): foolish.

أي جاهل بالأمور

Meaning ignorant of affairs.

كشلخب بالخاء المعجمة (وهذا أصح)

Like kashlakhaba (with the voiced velar stop 'kh', and this is more correct).

وقد أهملها الجوهري

Al-Jawhari omitted it.

واقتصر الصاغاني وصاحب اللسان على الأخير عن ابن دريد

Al-Saghani and the author of Al-Lisan limited themselves to the latter [form] from Ibn Durayd.

وقال الصاغاني: ووقع في بعض نسخ الجمهرة بالإهمال والإعجام أصح

Al-Saghani said: And it occurred in some copies of Al-Jamhara with omission [of the letter], and with pointing [the letter] is more correct.

فظن المصنف أن المراد بالإهمال إهمال الحاء وليس كما ظنه

So the author thought that omission meant omitting the 'ḥa' (ح), and it is not as he thought.

وإنما يعني به إهمال السين وإعجامها

Rather, it means omitting the 'sīn' (س) and pointing it.

وأما الخاء فإنها معجمة على الحالين

As for the 'khā'' (خ), it is pointed in both cases.

فافهم فإن المصنف وقع في غلط قبيح

So understand, for the author fell into an ugly mistake.

فنسب للعرب لغة لم يعرفوها

He attributed to the Arabs a language they did not know.