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ج ل ب ط

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to the lion, with a single derived lemma discussed. The entry notes its obscurity and potential compound nature.

Derived headwords

الجِلِنْبَطnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A name for the lion, likened in form to 'jahnfal' (a large camel).

Parallel reading

الجلنبط، كجحنفل، ولو قال: كسفرجل كان أحسن
Al-jilimbat, like jahnfal, and if one said: like safarjal, it would have been better.
وقد أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
And Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan have neglected it.
وأورده الصاغاني في العباب نقلا عن قطرب وابن خالويه: هو الأسد
And Al-Saghani mentioned it in Al-Abab, quoting from Qutrub and Ibn Khālawayh: it is the lion.
قال أبو سهل الهروي: نقله قطرب وابن خالويه في ذكر أسماء الأسد وصفاته، ولم يذكرا تفسيره
Abu Sahl Al-Harawi said: Qutrub and Ibn Khālawayh transmitted it in the mention of the lion's names and attributes, and they did not mention its interpretation.
قال: ولا أعلم أنا أيضا تفسيره
He said: And I also do not know its interpretation.
ويجوز أن يكون مركبا منحوتا من
And it is permissible that it is a compound, carved from