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جلفز

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something or someone old, tough, and unyielding, often with connotations of being stubborn, difficult, or even foolish. It can refer to aged individuals, resilient animals, or formidable situations.

Derived headwords

الجلفزيزnoun
  1. 1.
    Old, stubborn womanclassical

    An old woman who is tense and stubborn, yet still active, or one who has aged but retains some vigor. It can also refer to an old she-camel that is strong and enduring.

  2. 2.
    Old, foolish womanclassical

    An aged woman who is weak-minded despite her age.

  3. 3.
    Formidable situationclassical

    A difficult or formidable matter or situation.

  4. 4.
    Heavy personclassical

    A person who is heavy or ponderous.

  5. 5.
    Tough she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is robust, thick, and strong.

الجلفزnoun
  1. 1.
    Tough, strong thingclassical

    Something that is hard, strong, and resilient.

الجلافزnoun
  1. 1.
    Tough, strong thingclassical

    Something that is hard, strong, and resilient.

الجلبزnoun
  1. 1.
    Tough, strong thingclassical

    Something that is hard, strong, and resilient.

الجلابزnoun
  1. 1.
    Tough, strong thingclassical

    Something that is hard, strong, and resilient.

Parallel reading

العجوز المتشنجة وهي مع ذلك عمول، أو التي أسنت وفيها بقية
The tense old woman, and despite that she is active, or one who has aged and still has some remaining strength.
وأنشد ابن السكيت يصف امرأة أسنت وهي مع سنها ضعيفة العقل
And Ibn al-Sikkit recited, describing a woman who had aged and was weak-minded despite her age.
السن من جلفزيز عوزم خلق
Old age has brought about a stubborn, worn-out disposition.
والحلم حلم صبي يمرث الودعه
And the intellect is the intellect of a boy playing with a shell.
الجلفزيز من الناب: الهرمة الحمول العمول
Al-jalfazeez from a she-camel: the aged, enduring, active one.
من أسماء الداهية: الجلفزيز
Among the names for a formidable situation: al-jalfazeez.
إني أرى سوداء جلفزيزا
Indeed, I see a black, formidable one.
الجلفزيز: الثقيل، عن السيرافي
Al-jalfazeez: the heavy one, according to Al-Sirafi.
الجلفزيز: الناقة الصلبة الغليظة الشديدة، كالجلفز، كجعفر
Al-jalfazeez: the robust, thick, strong she-camel, like al-jalfaz, in the pattern of Ja'far.
والجلفز والجلافز: الصلب الشديد من كل شيء
And al-jalfaz and al-jilafiz: the hard and strong of everything.
وكذلك الجلبز والجلابز، كما تقدم عن ابن دريد
And likewise al-jilbiz and al-jilabiz, as previously stated by Ibn Duraid.
يقال: جعلها الله الجلفزيز، إذا صرم أمره وقطعه
It is said: 'May God make it al-jalfazeez,' if its matter is severed and cut off.
يقال للأمر إذا قطع وصرم: جعلها والله الجلفزيز
It is said about a matter when it is severed and cut off: 'By God, He made it al-jalfazeez.'