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قلذ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes a persistent, parasitic creature that attaches itself to young sheep, eventually leading to their death. It also refers to young sheep afflicted by this condition.

Derived headwords

القَلَذُnoun
  1. 1.
    parasitic creatureclassical

    A type of small creature, similar to lice, that attaches itself to young sheep and does not leave them until it causes their death.

بِهِمَةٌ قَلِذَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    afflicted young sheepclassical

    A young sheep that is infested with the parasitic creature known as 'qiladh'.

بهمة قلذة — A young sheep afflicted with the parasite.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan omitted it.
وقال الصاغاني هو شيء كالقمل يعلق بالبهم لا يفارقه حتى يقتله
Al-Saghani said it is something like lice that attaches to young sheep and does not leave them until it kills them.
ومن ذالك قولهم: "بهمة قلذة، كفرحة"، إذا كان بها ذالك
And from that is their saying: 'a young sheep afflicted (qalidhah), like farḥah', if it has that (parasite).
كذا في التكملة
Thus it is in Al-Takmilah.