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خدلج

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes women with large, full arms and legs, often implying a robust or voluptuous physique. It can also extend to the concept of a strong, well-built person, and metaphorically to a swift or energetic movement.

Derived headwords

الْخَدْلَجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    womanclassical

    A woman characterized by full, plump arms and legs.

  2. 2.
    hypocrisyclassical

    Deception or hypocrisy, particularly when associated with a woman of full limbs.

خدلجadjective
  1. 1.
    full-limbedclassical

    Describing a woman with large, full arms and legs.

  2. 2.
    large-leggedclassical

    Describing someone, male or female, with large or thick legs.

خدلجverb
  1. 1.
    to be full-limbedclassical

    To have large, full arms and legs, typically used to describe a woman.

خدلجnoun
  1. 1.
    large-legged personclassical

    A person, male or female, who is large or thick-legged.

الْخَدْلَجnoun
  1. 1.
    large-leggednessclassical

    The state or quality of having large, thick legs.

خدلجadjective
  1. 1.
    thick-leggedclassical

    Describing someone with stout or thick legs.

Parallel reading

إن لها لسائقا خدلجا لم يدلج الليلة فيمن أدلجا
Indeed, she has a full-limbed driver who did not travel by night with those who traveled by night.
يعني جارية قد عشقها فركب الناقة وساقها من أجلها
Meaning a slave girl whom he loved, so he rode the camel and drove it for her sake.
خدلج الساقين
Large of leg.
عظيمهما
Their large size.
وهو مثل الخدل
And it is like 'al-khadl' (fullness).
وقيل: هي الضخمة الساقين
And it is said: she is the one with large legs.
والذكر خدلج
And the male is 'khadlij' (large-legged).
الخدلج: الضخمة الساق الممكورتها
Al-khadlij: the one with large, well-formed legs.