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علكد

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes qualities of robustness, thickness, and strength, often applied to people or animals. It can also refer to specific physical attributes like a thick neck or back, and in some contexts, to a specific type of curdled milk.

Derived headwords

العَلْكَدnoun
  1. 1.
    shrewd old womanclassical

    An old woman who is cunning and experienced.

  2. 2.
    short, stout, worthless womanclassical

    A woman described as short, fleshy, insignificant, and of little good.

العَلْكَدnoun
  1. 1.
    thick-setclassical

    Describing something or someone as thick-set or stout, particularly in the context of animals.

أعيس مضبور القرا علكدا — A camel with a thick-set hump.
العَلْكَدnoun
  1. 1.
    curdled milkclassical

    Milk that has become thick and curdled.

عَلْكَدadjective
  1. 1.
    thick-necked and strongclassical

    Describing someone or something, especially camels, as having a thick neck and back, indicating strength and robustness.

  2. 2.
    strong and robustclassical

    Generally strong and sturdy, applicable to both males and females.

العَلْكَدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    thickness and strengthclassical

    The quality of being thick-set, robust, or strong in build.

العَلَاكِدnoun
  1. 1.
    strong camelsclassical

    Camels that are strong and sturdy.

يا ديل ما بت بليل جاهدا ولا رحلت الأينق العلاكدا — O Dayl, I did not spend the night striving, nor did I ride the strong she-camels.
العَلَنْكَدadjective
  1. 1.
    hardy and strong manclassical

    A man who is robust, hardy, and strong.

العُلْكُدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    thicknessclassical

    The state of being thick or robust.

Parallel reading

هي العجوز الداهية
She is the shrewd old woman.
وعلكد خثلتها كالجف
And her thick thighs were like a wineskin.
قالت وهي توعدني بالكف
She said, while threatening me with her hand.
ألا املأن وطبنا وكف
Indeed, fill up our provisions and refrain.
هي المرأة القصيرة اللحيمة الحقيرة القليلة الخير
She is the short, fleshy, insignificant, and worthless woman.
أعيس مضبور القرا علكدا
A camel with a thick-set hump.
شدد الدال اضطرارا
He stressed the 'dal' out of necessity.
ومنهم من يشدد اللام
And some of them stress the 'lam'.
اللبن الخاثر
The curdled milk.
الغليظ الشديد العنق والظهر، من الإبل وغيرها
The thick-necked and strong-backed, of camels and others.
هو الشديد عامة، الذكر والا نثى سواء
He is generally strong, male and female alike.
في فلان علكدة وجسأة في خلقه، أي غلظ
So-and-so has thickness and sturdiness in his build, meaning robustness.
الإبل الشداد
The strong camels.
يا ديل ما بت بليل جاهدا ولا رحلت الأينق العلاكدا
O Dayl, I did not spend the night striving, nor did I ride the strong she-camels.
الصلب الشديد من الرجال
The hard and strong man.
الغلظة
Thickness.