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جلخد

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the state of lying down or stretching out, often in a relaxed or inert manner. It can also refer to a person who is inactive or lacks capability.

Derived headwords

المجلخدnoun
  1. 1.
    one who is lying downclassical

    Someone who has thrown themselves down and stretched out, in a state of lying prone.

اجلخدverb
  1. 1.
    to lie downclassical

    To lie down, stretch out, or recline, often in a prolonged or inert manner.

جلخديadjective
  1. 1.
    incapableclassical

    Describing a man who has no capability or effectiveness, lacking any useful contribution.

Parallel reading

المجلخد كمسبطر: المستلقي
Al-mujalkhad, like musbatar: the one lying prone.
الذي قد رمى بنفسه وامتد
Who has thrown himself down and stretched out.
يظل أمام بيتك مجلخدا كما ألقيت بالسند الوضينا
He remains before your house stretched out, like the well-placed sand.
المجلخد: المضطجع
Al-mujalkhad: the one lying down.
إذا اجلخد لم يكد يراوح هلباجة حفيسأ دحادح
If he lies down, he can hardly move from his side, a heavy, immobile person.
أي ينام إلى الصبح لا يراوح بين جنبيه، أي لا ينقلب من جنب إلى ج نب
Meaning he sleeps until morning without shifting from his sides, i.e., he does not turn from one side to another.
رجل جلخدي: لا غناء عنده
A jalkhadi man: who has no effectiveness.