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هلجب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of something large or great, specifically referring to a large cooking pot. It is noted as being omitted by Al-Jawhari and defined by Al-Azhari.

Derived headwords

الهلجابnoun
  1. 1.
    large cooking potclassical

    A large, massive cooking pot. It is also used to refer to a large mountain.

العيلمnoun
  1. 1.
    large mountainclassical

    A large, massive mountain. This term is used synonymously with 'al-haljab' when referring to size.

Parallel reading

الهلجاب بالكسر
Al-haljab (with kasra)
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari omitted it
وقال الأزهري: هي القدر العظيمة الضخمة
And Al-Azhari said: it is the great, massive pot
وكذالك العيلم
And likewise the 'aylam
كذا في التهذيب والتكملة
Thus it is in Al-Tahdhib and Al-Takmilah