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سلغد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe individuals characterized by foolishness, anger, or excessive consumption. It also extends to descriptions of animals and horses, and potentially negative character traits like meanness.

Derived headwords

السُّلَغْدnoun
  1. 1.
    foolclassical

    A foolish or stupid person.

  2. 2.
    weaklingclassical

    A weak or effeminate man.

  3. 3.
    angry personclassical

    Someone who is angry, often characterized by a reddened face.

  4. 4.
    wolfclassical

    A wolf.

  5. 5.
    reddish horseclassical

    A horse with a pure reddish-brown coat.

  6. 6.
    gluttonclassical

    A man who eats and drinks excessively.

  7. 7.
    mean personclassical

    A base or ignoble person.

سلغدadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishclassical

    Characterized by foolishness or stupidity.

  2. 2.
    reddishclassical

    Describing a deep redness, particularly of the face when angry.

Parallel reading

الأحمق
The fool.
ولاية سلغد ألف كأنه من الرهق المخلوط بالنوك أثول
A foolish governorship, as if he were a dullard mixed with stupidity.
كأنه من حمقه وما يتناوله من الخمر تيس مجنون
As if from his foolishness and what he consumes of wine, he is a mad goat.
الرخو من الرجال
The weakling among men.
الغضبان
The angry one.
فإنه إذا غضب احمر وجهه
For when he becomes angry, his face reddens.
يقال أحمر سلغد: شيد الحمرة
It is said 'reddish-slghd': intense redness.
الذئب
The wolf.
الأشقر من الخيل الذي خلصت شقرته
The reddish-brown horse whose color is pure.
أشقر سلغد وأحوى أدعج
A reddish-brown horse, dark-complexioned and dark-eyed.
الأكول الشروب من الرجال
The gluttonous and heavy-drinking man.
رجل سلغد: لئيم
A man (is) slghd: base/mean.