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Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific manner of walking, possibly characterized by a stiff or awkward gait. It is noted that the term might be a misspelling of a similar word with different orthography.

Derived headwords

الكلظةnoun
  1. 1.
    stiff gaitclassical

    A particular way of walking, described as stiff or awkward.

أكلظadjective
  1. 1.
    stiff-leggedclassical

    Describing someone who walks with a stiff or awkward gait, possibly due to stiff legs.

Parallel reading

الكلظة، محركة، أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني في التكملة وصاحب اللسان.
Al-kilẓah, with harakah, was neglected by Al-Jawhari, Al-Saghani in Al-Takmilah, and the author of Al-Lisan.
وفي العباب: قال العزيزي: هي مشية الأقزل وهو وهو أكلظ، أي أقزل.
And in Al-Abab: Al-Azizi said: It is the gait of the 'aqzal, and he is 'aklaẓ, meaning 'aqzal.
أو الصواب بالطاء المهملة، والظاء تصحيف للعزيزي، كما حققه الصاغاني.
Or the correct form is with the unpointed taa' (طاء), and the ẓaa' (ظاء) is a misspelling by Al-Azizi, as verified by Al-Saghani.