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قلطب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses a word of ancient Arabic origin, which has undergone phonetic changes over time. It primarily refers to a specific type of man, often translated as a 'cuckold' or 'effeminate man'.

Derived headwords

ٱلْقَلْطَبَانnoun
  1. 1.
    The cuckoldclassical

    A term for a man whose wife is unfaithful, often implying effeminacy or a lack of masculine pride.

ٱلْقَلْتَبَانnoun
  1. 1.
    The cuckoldclassical

    An older, original form of the word 'al-qaltaban', referring to a cuckold or effeminate man.

ٱلْقُرْطَبَانnoun
  1. 1.
    The cuckoldclassical

    A later phonetic corruption of 'al-qaltaban', also meaning a cuckold or effeminate man.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري، وقال الصاغاني: أصلها القلتبان، لفظة قديمة عن العرب غيرتها العامة الأولى، فقالت: القلطبان، وجاءت عامة سفلى فغيرت على الأولى فقالت: (القرطبان)
Al-Jawhari neglected it, and Al-Saghani said: its origin is 'al-qaltaban', an ancient word from the Arabs, which the first common people changed, saying: 'al-qaltaban', and a later common people came and changed it from the first, saying: 'al-qurtaban'.
وهو الديوث
And it is the cuckold.