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ك ل س

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns materials used for plastering and coating surfaces, particularly lime-based substances. It also extends to related concepts like smoothness, covering, and in some contexts, rapid movement or even cowardice.

Derived headwords

الكِلْسnoun
  1. 1.
    lime plasterboth

    A type of plaster or similar material used in construction, often applied to walls or the interior of palaces. It is described as being similar to gypsum but without bricks.

  2. 2.
    limeboth

    The substance itself, lime, used for coating.

كَلَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to plasterboth

    To coat a building or surface with lime plaster.

  2. 2.
    to apply limeboth

    To cover something with lime.

كِلْسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    pale colorclassical

    A color resembling a pale or washed-out hue, similar to 'talasah'.

أَكْلَسadjective
  1. 1.
    pale-coloredclassical

    Describing an animal, like a wolf, that has a pale or whitish color, analogous to 'atlas'.

كَلَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be paleclassical

    To become pale in color.

الكَلَّاسnoun
  1. 1.
    cutterclassical

    A cutter or one who cuts.

الإِنْكِلِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    turtleclassical

    A type of turtle, specifically the 'jarith'.

تَكْلِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    plasteringboth

    The act of plastering or coating with lime.

  2. 2.
    smoothingboth

    The act of making smooth or polishing.

  3. 3.
    dissolving bodiesclassical

    In esoteric contexts, the process of dissolving bodies until they turn into something like lime.

كَلَّسَ عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to carry a heavy loadclassical

    To carry a heavy or burdensome load, implying difficulty.

كَلَسَ عَنْهُverb
  1. 1.
    to fleeclassical

    To flee or run away from an opponent out of fear or cowardice.

تَكَلُّسnoun
  1. 1.
    satietyclassical

    The state of being full or satisfied, particularly after eating or drinking.

تَكَلَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be satiatedclassical

    To become full or satisfied.

المُتَكَلِّسadjective
  1. 1.
    swift runnerclassical

    Describing someone who runs swiftly or with great speed.

كَلَّسَ البُنْيَانَverb
  1. 1.
    to plaster a buildingboth

    To plaster a building, specifically coating it with lime.

المُقَرْمَدnoun
  1. 1.
    thickly plasteredclassical

    A surface that has been thickly plastered, implying a substantial coating.

كَلْسnoun
  1. 1.
    lime (variant)classical

    A variant pronunciation or spelling of 'kals', referring to lime or plaster, often used for poetic necessity.

الكَلَّاسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, specifically a location in Damascus.

كَلَسnoun
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, a village in the region of Aleppo, also known as 'Kalz' (with a 'z').

الكِيلُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    chymeclassical

    The substance known as 'chymos', referring to partially digested food.

ابن كِلْسname
  1. 1.
    historical figureclassical

    A historical figure, Ya'qub ibn Yusuf ibn Dawud ibn Ibrahim ibn Dawud, known as Ibn Kals, who served as a minister to Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah.

Parallel reading

الكلس، بالكسر: الصاروج أو مثله، يبنى به
Al-Kils, with kasra: is plaster or similar material, by which one builds.
وقيل: هو ما طلي به حائط أو باطن قصر، شبه الجص من غير آجر
And it was said: it is what a wall or the interior of a palace is coated with, resembling gypsum but without bricks.
شاده مرمرا وجلله كلسا فللطير في ذراه وكور
He built it with marble and coated it with kals, so birds nested in its heights and hollows.
والمعنى: أدخل الصاروج في خلل الحجارة
And the meaning is: he inserted the plaster into the cracks of the stones.
والكلسة، بالضم: لون كالطلسة
And Al-Kilsah, with damma: is a color like Al-Talasah.
وقد كلس كلسا
And he became pale, with kalasan.
كلس عليه تكليسا، وكذلك كلل وكرز وصمم، إذا حمل وجد
He carried a heavy load upon him, and similarly for kalala, karaza, and samama, if he carried a burden and found it difficult.
إذا الفتى حكم يوما كلسا
If the young man ruled one day, he would carry burdens.
كلس فلان عن قرنه وهلل، إذا جبن وفر عنه، ضد
So-and-so fled from his adversary and became cowardly, if he was afraid and ran away from him, the opposite.
التكلس والتكليس: الري، وأنشد
Al-Takallus and Al-Taklis: satiety, and he recited:
ذو صولة يصبح قد تكلسا
One with might becomes satiated.
والمتكلس: الشديد العدو
And Al-Mutakallis: the swift runner.
كلس البنيان كلسا، وكلسه تكليسا، إذا طلاه بالكلس
He plastered the building with kals, and he plastered it with taklis, if he coated it with lime.
والتكليس: التمليس: فإذا طلي ثخينا فهو المقرمد
And Al-Taklis: smoothing: so if it is thickly plastered, it is Al-Muqarmad.
والتكليس عند أهل الأسرار: إذابة الأجساد حتى تصير كالكلس
And Al-Taklis among the people of secrets: dissolving bodies until they become like lime.
تشاد بآجر لها وبكلس
It is built with bricks and with kals.
وتكلس على الإقواء
And he became satiated due to the rhyme scheme.
وهي كلز، بالزاي، وقد تقدمت
And it is Kalz, with a 'z', and it has been mentioned before.
والكيلوس: هو الكيموس
And Al-Kilus: it is Al-Chymos.