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قلهت

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to place names, specifically a city or location in Hadramawt. The discussion revolves around the etymology and correctness of its spelling and derivation.

Derived headwords

قَلْهَتname
  1. 1.
    Place nameboth

    A specific location, possibly a city, situated in the upper regions of Hadramawt. It was visited by Ibn Battuta.

قَلْهَاتname
  1. 1.
    Place nameboth

    An alternative name or spelling for the location mentioned in 'قلهت', also noted as a place name.

قُلْهَةname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    Another variant for the place name, mentioned in linguistic discussions regarding quadriliteral roots.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري، وهو هكذا بالتاء المطولة في النسخ، وفي بعضها بالمدورة
Al-Jawhari omitted it, and it is thus with a long 'ta' in the copies, and in some of them with a round 'ta'.
ويقال فيه: (قلهات) أيضا، ذكره ابن دريد في الرباعي، وجعل التاء أصلية
And it is also said for it: 'Qalhat', mentioned by Ibn Duraid in his work on quadriliteral roots, considering the 'ta' to be original.
موضعان ، الصواب موضع، بل مدينة في أعالي حضرموت
Two places; the correct is one place, rather a city in the upper regions of Hadramawt.
وقد وردها ابن بطوطة، وذكرها في رحلته
Ibn Battuta visited it and mentioned it in his travels.
وفي اللسان قلهة وقلهات موضع، كذا حكاه أهل اللغة في الرباعي
And in Al-Lisan, 'Qalha' and 'Qalhat' are places, as narrated by the linguists concerning quadriliteral roots.
قال ابن سيده: وأراه وهما، ليس في الكلام فعلال إلا مضاعفا غير الجزعال
Ibn Sidah said: And I think it is an illusion; there is no 'fa'al' pattern in speech except for reduplicated forms, other than 'jaz'al'.