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قلعد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of movement, particularly traveling extensively, and also to the texture of hair, specifically its coarseness or curliness.

Derived headwords

اقلعدverb
  1. 1.
    traveled extensivelyclassical

    The verb 'aqla'ada' signifies that a man traveled extensively or went about the land.

  2. 2.
    hair became coarseclassical

    When applied to hair, 'aqla'ada' means it became intensely curly or coarse.

اقلعدتverb
  1. 1.
    hair became coarseclassical

    The feminine form of the verb, indicating that the hair became intensely curly or coarse.

Parallel reading

اقلعد الرجل
The man traveled extensively.
إذا مضى على وجهه في البلاد
If he went about his way in the lands.
اقلعد الشعر
The hair became intensely curly.
اشتَدَّت جُعودَتُهُ
Its curliness intensified.
اقلِعط الشعر واقلعد
The hair is curly and coarse.
إذا كان جعداً
If it was curly.