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كلدح

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific manner of walking, possibly a heavy or firm gait. It also extends to meanings of hardness or toughness, and can refer to an old woman.

Derived headwords

الكَلْدَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of walkingclassical

    This refers to a specific manner of walking, described as a type of gait.

الكَلْتَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of walkingclassical

    This is presented as synonymous with الكلدحة, denoting a particular way of walking.

الكَلْدَحnoun
  1. 1.
    Hardnessclassical

    This refers to a state of being hard or solid.

  2. 2.
    Old womanclassical

    This term can also refer to an elderly woman.

Parallel reading

الكلدحة هو الكلتحة، لضرب من المشي
Al-kaldaha is al-kultaha, for a type of walking.
والكلدح، بالفتح، وضبطه بعض بالكسر
And al-kaldah, with fatha, and some have it with kasra.
الصلب، والعجوز
The hard, and the old woman.