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ولح

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the burden or load carried by a camel, specifically its hump or the contents within bags it carries. It also extends to the concept of carrying or bearing something difficult.

Derived headwords

وَلَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to bear a heavy loadclassical

    Said of a camel, meaning its hump is overloaded with more than it can bear.

الْوَلِيحnoun
  1. 1.
    saddlebagsclassical

    Large bags or sacks, often used for carrying goods like perfumes and textiles.

الْوَلَائِحnoun
  1. 1.
    saddlebagsclassical

    Large bags or sacks, often used for carrying goods like perfumes and textiles.

Parallel reading

وَلَحَ البعير كوعده: حمصله ما لا يطيق
The camel bore its load as per 'wa'ada': its hump contained what it could not bear.
والوليح والولائح: الغرائر والجلال والأعدال يحمل فيها الطيب والبز
Al-Waliḥ and al-Wala'iḥ are the large bags and packs in which perfumes and textiles are carried.