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جلسد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry pertains to a specific idol worshipped during the pre-Islamic era (Jahiliyyah). It discusses the name of this idol, its variations with and without the definite article 'al-', and its attribution to different historical figures.

Derived headwords

الجلسدname
  1. 1.
    Name of an idolclassical

    The name of an idol that was worshipped during the pre-Islamic period (Jahiliyyah).

جلسدname
  1. 1.
    Name of an idolclassical

    The name of an idol that was worshipped during the pre-Islamic period (Jahiliyyah), without the definite article 'al-'.

Parallel reading

اسم صنم كان يعبد في الجاهلية
The name of an idol that was worshipped in the pre-Islamic era.
وذكره الجوهري في ترجمة جسد على أن اللام زائدة
Al-Jawhari mentioned it in the entry for 'jasad', stating that the 'lam' is superfluous.
فبات يجتاب شقارى كما بيقر من يمشي إلى الجلسد
So he spent the night traversing the desert plains as a camel bellows when it walks towards Al-Jalsad.
البيت للمثقب العبدي
The verse is by Al-Muthqib Al-Abdi.
وذكر أبو حنيفة أنه لعدي بن وداع
And Abu Hanifa mentioned that it belonged to Adi bin Wada'.