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حلقد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe someone with a bad disposition or unpleasant character. It is related to being ill-tempered, heavy-spirited, and generally disagreeable.

Derived headwords

الحَلْقَدُnoun
  1. 1.
    Ill-tempered personclassical

    A person who is ill-tempered, heavy-spirited, and of unpleasant character.

الحَقْلَدُnoun
  1. 1.
    Ill-tempered personclassical

    A person who is ill-tempered, heavy-spirited, and of unpleasant character. This is presented as synonymous with 'الحلقد'.

Parallel reading

الحلقد كزبرج
Al-Halqad is like Al-Zubraj.
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: هو السيىء الخلق الثقيل الروح كالحقلد.
And Ibn al-A'rabi said: He is the ill-tempered one, heavy-spirited, like al-Haqlad.
كذا في التهذيب، والتكملة.
Thus it is in Al-Tahdhib and Al-Takmilah.