ج ل م ط

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of shaving or closely cutting hair, specifically on the head. It also touches upon lexicographical discussions regarding the origin and correctness of certain derived words.

Derived headwords

جَلْمَطَverb

1.
to shave the headclassical
To shave the head completely, removing all hair.

جَلْمَطَةnoun

1.
shaving the headclassical
The act or instance of shaving the head.

جَلَمَverb

1.
to shaveclassical
To shave, particularly the head.

جَلْطَverb

1.
to shave the headclassical
To shave the head, a meaning noted by Al-Jawhari.

Parallel reading

جلمط رأسه: حلقه

He shaved his head: he cut it close.

هكذا هو في سائر النسخ بالقلم الأحمر

This is how it is in all the copies in red ink.

على أنه مستدرك على الجوهري، وليس كذلك

That it is a correction of Al-Jawhari, and it is not so.

فإن الجوهري ذكر في مادة ج ل ط هذا المعنى بعينه، نقلا عن الفراء

For Al-Jawhari mentioned in the entry 'j-l-t' this exact meaning, quoting from Al-Farra.

والميم زائدة

And the 'meem' is an addition.

فكيف يكون مستدركا عليه وهو قد ذكره

So how can it be a correction of him when he has already mentioned it?

وهذا غريب فتأمل

And this is strange, so ponder it.

والعجب من الصاغاني حيث أهمل هذا الحرف من كتابيه

And it is astonishing from Al-Sagani how he neglected this letter from his two books.

وأما صاحب اللسان فإنه ذكره هنا

But as for the author of Lisan al-Arab, he mentioned it here.

ولكنه نبه عليه بأن الميم زائدة في قول الجوهري

But he pointed out that the 'meem' is an addition in Al-Jawhari's statement.