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جلض

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something that is large or bulky. It is noted as an unusual formation in classical Arabic.

Derived headwords

جَلَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to be largeclassical

    To be physically large, bulky, or massive.

جَلَضnoun
  1. 1.
    largenessclassical

    The state or quality of being large, bulky, or massive. It is the verbal noun (masdar) of the verb 'jalada'.

Parallel reading

الجَلَض: مصدر جَلَضَ، أي ضَخْم.
Al-jalad: the masdar of jalada, meaning large.
نقله أبو حيان في كتاب الارتضاء، وقال: هو شاذ عن التركيب.
Abu Hayyan transmitted it in the book Al-Irtidha', and said: it is anomalous in its formation.