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غملج

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something or someone that is unstable, inconsistent, or fluctuating in state or character. It extends to describe physical attributes like length, looseness, and thickness, as well as certain types of plants and water.

Derived headwords

الغملجnoun
  1. 1.
    Inconsistent personclassical

    A person who does not remain in one state, exhibiting fluctuating behavior and character, being praised then blamed.

  2. 2.
    Wide openingclassical

    A wide, expansive opening or gap.

  3. 3.
    Loose and longclassical

    Describing something that is long and slack or hanging loosely.

  4. 4.
    Thick, bitter waterclassical

    Water that is bitter and viscous or thick.

عملسnoun
  1. 1.
    Inconsistent personclassical

    An alternative form for describing a person who is inconsistent in their state or character.

قنديلnoun
  1. 1.
    Inconsistent personclassical

    An alternative form for describing a person who is inconsistent in their state or character.

زنبورnoun
  1. 1.
    Inconsistent personclassical

    An alternative form for describing a person who is inconsistent in their state or character.

سردابnoun
  1. 1.
    Inconsistent personclassical

    An alternative form for describing a person who is inconsistent in their state or character.

غلابطnoun
  1. 1.
    Inconsistent personclassical

    An alternative form for describing a person who is inconsistent in their state or character.

غملجadjective
  1. 1.
    Inconsistentclassical

    Describing a person, particularly a woman, who is inconsistent in their state or character.

  2. 2.
    Soft, effeminateclassical

    Describing a man as soft or effeminate, a variant usage.

غمليجةnoun
  1. 1.
    Inconsistent womanclassical

    A term used to describe a woman who is inconsistent in her state or character.

غملوجةnoun
  1. 1.
    Inconsistent womanclassical

    A term used to describe a woman who is inconsistent in her state or character.

غملجadjective
  1. 1.
    Inconsistent, fluctuatingclassical

    Describing an enemy that is pursuing or catching up, implying inconsistency in their approach.

غملجnoun
  1. 1.
    Wide openingclassical

    A wide, expansive opening or gap.

غملجadjective
  1. 1.
    Long and slackclassical

    Describing something, like a camel's neck, as long, thick, and somewhat slack or slow-moving.

بعير غملجnoun
  1. 1.
    Long-necked camelclassical

    A camel characterized by a long, thick, and somewhat slow-moving neck.

ماء غملجnoun
  1. 1.
    Bitter, thick waterclassical

    Water that is bitter and viscous or thick.

الغملوجnoun
  1. 1.
    Thick, stout, long personclassical

    A person who is thick-bodied, stout, and tall.

  2. 2.
    Tender shootclassical

    A tender, soft shoot or branch that grows in the shade.

الغمليجnoun
  1. 1.
    Thick, stout, long personclassical

    A person who is thick-bodied, stout, and tall.

غمالجnoun
  1. 1.
    Fast-growing treesclassical

    Trees or plants that have grown quickly and become tall.

  2. 2.
    Spring plantsclassical

    A type of plant that grows in the spring, resembling 'al-Dha'anin'.

  3. 3.
    Succulent reedsclassical

    Reeds that are full of water and succulent.

غمالجnoun
  1. 1.
    Tender shootsclassical

    Tender shoots that grow in the shade.

رجل غملجnoun
  1. 1.
    Soft manclassical

    A man described as soft or effeminate, a usage related to the root's sense of inconsistency.

Parallel reading

وهو (الذي لا يثب على حالة) واحدة، يحسن ثم يسيء، وهو المخلط
And he is (one who does not remain in one state), he does good then does bad, and he is the one who mixes things up.
يكون مرة قارئا ومرة شاطرا، ومرة سخيا ومرة بخيلاة، ومرة شجاعا ومرة جبانا
He is at one time a reader and at another a trickster, at one time generous and at another stingy, at one time brave and at another cowardly.
وهو مذموم ملوم عند العرب
And he is condemned and blamed by the Arabs.
يقال للمرأة: (هي غملج)، كجعفر، (وغملج)، كعملس، (وغمليجة)، بالكسر، (وغملوجة)، بالضم.
It is said of a woman: 'She is ghamlij (like Ja'far), and ghamlij (like 'amlas), and ghamlayjah (with kasr), and ghamloojah (with dammah).'
ألا لا تغرن امرءا عمرية على غملج طالت وتم قوامها
Indeed, let not a man be deceived by an 'umariyyah (dyed garment) on a ghamlij (woman) whose stature is long and complete.
عدو غملج: متدارك.
An enemy ghamlij: one who is catching up or pursuing.
فأسأد الليل إرقاصا وزفزفة وغارة ووسيجا غملجا رتجا
So the night became a dancer and a shaker, an attacker and a pursuer, ghamlij, and a barrier.
تغرقـه طورا بشد تدرجه وتارة يغرقها غملجه
Sometimes it engulfs him with the intensity of its progression, and at other times its ghamlajah (wide opening) engulfs it.
وبعير غملج: طويل العنق في غلظ وتقاعس.
And a ghamlij camel: long-necked, with thickness and slowness.
ماء غملج: مر غليظ.
Ghamlij water: bitter and thick.
يقال: ولدت فلانة غلاما فجاءت به أملج غمليجا، حكاه ابن الأعرابي عن المسروخي.
It is said: 'So-and-so gave birth to a boy, and he came out amlij, ghamlij (stout and long),' narrated Ibn al-A'rabi from al-Masruukhi.
شجر غمالج: قد أسرع النبات وطال.
Ghamlij trees: the growth has become fast and tall.
والغمالج: نبات (على شكل الذآنين) ينبت في الربيع.
And al-Ghamalij: plants (shaped like al-Dha'anin) that grow in the spring.
وقصب غمالج: ريان.
And ghamlij reeds: succulent.
والغملوج: الغصن النابت ينبت في الظل.
And al-Ghamlooj: the growing shoot that sprouts in the shade.
ورجل غملج: إذا كان ناعما، لغة في العين.
And a ghamlij man: if he is soft, a dialectal variant of 'ayn (softness).