ج ل ع

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

The root ج ل ع (j-l-ʿ) primarily describes a physical condition related to the lips or genitals, often implying a lack of covering or restraint. It extends to meanings of shamelessness, exposure, and the act of removing something, particularly clothing or coverings.

Derived headwords

جَلَعَverb

1.
lips do not close over teethclassical
Said of the mouth, specifically that the lips do not meet over the teeth, especially when speaking certain consonants.
2.
genitals are exposedclassical
Said of a person whose genitals are exposed or become visible when sitting.
3.
to remove coveringclassical
To remove a veil, headscarf, or other covering.
4.
to uncover foreskinclassical
To uncover the glans of the penis by retracting the foreskin.
5.
to be shamelessclassical
Said of a woman or man who is immodest, speaks obscenely, or is brazen.
6.
to bare teethclassical
To open the mouth wide, revealing the teeth.

جلع فمه — his mouth was such that his lips did not close over his teeth

جَلَعَverb

1.
to removeclassical
To remove or take off, specifically clothing or a veil.

جلعت ثوبها — she removed her garment

جلعت عن رأسها قناعها وخمارها — she removed her veil and headscarf from her head

جَلَعَverb

1.
to uncover foreskinclassical
To uncover the glans of the penis by retracting the foreskin.

جلع الغلام غرلته — the boy uncovered his foreskin

جَلَعَverb

1.
to be shamelessclassical
Said of a woman who is immodest and speaks obscenely.

جلعت المرأة — the woman was shameless

جَلَعَverb

1.
to bare teethclassical
To open the mouth wide, revealing the teeth.

جلعت اللثة جلعا — the gum became exposed

جَلَعَverb

1.
to become exposedclassical
Said of the foreskin becoming retracted behind the glans.

جلع القلفة — the foreskin became retracted

تَجَلَّعَverb

1.
to speak obscenelyclassical
To engage in vulgar or immodest speech.

التجالع والمجالعة: المجاوبة بالفحش — mutual vulgar speech

اِنْجَلَعَverb

1.
to become clearclassical
To become clear, revealed, or uncovered.

انجلع الشيء — the thing became clear

جَلَعٌnoun

1.
lip inversionclassical
The inversion of the lip over the mustache.

الجلع، محركة: انقلاب غطاء الشفة إلى الشارب — the inversion of the lip over the mustache

أَجْلَعُadjective

1.
lips not closingclassical
Having lips that do not close over the teeth, especially when speaking.
2.
exposed genitalsclassical
Having genitals that are exposed or become visible when sitting.

فهو أجلع وجلع — he is one whose lips do not close over his teeth

كان أجلع فرجا — he had exposed genitals

جَلْعَاءُadjective

1.
shameless womanclassical
A woman who is immodest, brazen, or speaks obscenely.
2.
inverted lipclassical
Said of a lip that is inverted, causing the gum to show.

امرأة جلعاء وجلعة — a shameless woman

شفة جلعاء — an inverted lip

جَلْعَةٌadjective

1.
shameless womanclassical
A woman who is immodest, brazen, or speaks obscenely.

امرأة جلعاء وجلعة — a shameless woman

فهي جلعة، وجالعة — she is shameless and immodest

جَلِيعٌnoun

1.
shameless womanclassical
A woman who does not conceal herself when alone with her husband.
2.
one with exposed genitalsclassical
A person whose genitals are exposed or become visible when sitting.

الجليع: المرأة التي لا تستر نفسها إذا خلت مع زوجها — the jali' is the woman who does not cover herself when alone with her husband

الجليع: الأجلع — the jali' is the ajla'.

جَالِعَةٌadjective

1.
shameless womanclassical
A woman who is immodest, brazen, or speaks obscenely.

فهي جلعة، وجالعة — she is shameless and immodest

جَالِعٌadjective

1.
shamelessclassical
Said of a man who is immodest, brazen, or speaks obscenely.
2.
uncoveredclassical
Said of a woman who has removed her veil or covering.

هو جلع وجالع — he is shameless and immodest

ومرت علينا أم سفيان جالعا — and Umm Sufyan passed by us uncovered

جَلْعَمٌadjective

1.
shamelessclassical
A person, especially a man, who is shameless and immodest.

رجل جلعم — a shameless man

جَلْعَةٌnoun

1.
mouthclassical
The mouth, specifically the area of the lips and teeth.

الجلعة، محركة: مضحك الإنسان — the human mouth

جَلْعَلَعٌnoun

1.
fierceclassical
Said of a camel with a strong spirit or intense nature.
2.
hedgehogclassical
A hedgehog.
3.
beetleclassical
A beetle or dung beetle.
4.
hyenaclassical
A hyena.

الجلعلع: الشديد النفس — the jal'al' is the one with a strong spirit

هو القنفذ — it is the hedgehog

هو الجعل — it is the beetle

جَلْعَلْعَةٌnoun

1.
beetleclassical
A beetle or dung beetle.
2.
hyenaclassical
A hyena.

كالجلعلعة، بالفتح وتضم — like the jal'al'ah, with fathah and dammah

جلعلعة من أسماء الضبع — jal'al'ah is one of the names for a hyena

مُجَالَعَةٌnoun

1.
disputeclassical
A dispute or contention, especially over gambling, drink, or division.
2.
vulgar speechclassical
Engaging in vulgar or immodest speech.

المجالعة: التنازع في قمار أو شراب، أو قسمة — contention over gambling, drink, or division

التجالع والمجالعة: المجاوبة بالفحش — mutual vulgar speech

جَلَاعَةٌnoun

1.
shamelessnessclassical
The state or quality of being shameless or immodest.

الجلاعة: الاسم من الجليع — the name derived from jali' (shamelessness)

جَلْعَمٌadjective

1.
shamelessclassical
Said of a person who is shameless and immodest.
2.
ضبclassical
A lizard (specifically, a Uromastyx).

الجلعلع: القليل الحياء — the jal'al' is the shameless one

الجلعلع: الضب — the jal'al' is the lizard

Parallel reading

جلع فمه، كفرح، جلعا، فهو أجلع وجلع، ككتف: لا تنضم شفتاه على أسنانه

His mouth was such that his lips did not close over his teeth.

زاد في اللسان: عند المنطق بالباء والميم، تقلص العليا فيكون الكلام بالسفلى وأطراف الثنايا العليا

Added in Al-Lisan: when speaking 'ba' and 'mim', the upper lip retracts, so speech comes from the lower lip and the edges of the upper incisors.

امرأة جلعاء وجلعة

A shameless woman.

وكان الأخفش الأصغر النحوي أجلع

And Al-Akhfash Al-Asghar the grammarian was ajla' (his lips did not close over his teeth).

أو هو الذي لايزال يبدو فرجه وينكشف إذا جلس

Or he is one whose genitals are always visible and exposed when he sits.

كان أجلع فرجا

He had exposed genitals.

الأجلع: المنقلب الشفة والفرج، الذي لا يزال ينكشف فرجه

The ajla': one whose lip and genitals are inverted, whose genitals are always exposed.

الجليع، كأمير: المرأة التي لا تستر نفسها إذا خلت مع زوجها

The jali' (like amir): the woman who does not cover herself when alone with her husband.

دليني على امرأة حلوة من قريب، فخمة من بعيد، بكر كثيب، وثيب كبكر، لم تستفز فتجانن، ولم تنغث فتماجن، جليع على زوجها، حصان من غيره

Guide me to a woman who is sweet up close, imposing from afar, a virgin like a dune, and married like a virgin; not provoked to flirtatiousness, nor annoyed to act foolishly; shameless with her husband, chaste with others.

الجالع: السافر

The jali': the unveiled one.

وقد جلعت، كمنع، تجلع جلوعا

And she became unveiled, as in 'mana'a', she would become unveiled (tajal'u'a) with unveiling (tulū'an).

ومرت علينا أم سفيان جالعا ... فلم تر عيني مثلها جالعا تمشي

And Umm Sufyan passed by us unveiled... and my eyes have never seen anyone like her walking unveiled.

جلعت ثوبها: خلعته

She removed her garment: she took it off.

جلع ثوبه وخلعه بمعنى

He removed his garment, and 'khala'ahu' means the same.

قولا لسحبان أرى نوارا جالعة عن رأسها الخمارا

Say to Sahban: I see Nuwwara removing her headscarf from her head.

جلعت عن رأسها قناعها وخمارها، وهي جالع: خلعته

She removed her veil and headscarf from her head, and she was jali' (uncovered): she removed it.

جالعة نصيفها وتجتلع

Removing her headscarf and uncovering herself.

جلع الغلام غرلته، إذا حسرها عن الحشفة، وكذلك فصعها، جلعا وفصعا

The boy uncovered his foreskin, if he retracted it from the glans, and likewise 'fas'a'ha, with 'jal'an' and 'fas'an'.

جلعت المرأة، كفرح، جلعا، فهي جلعة، كفرحة، وجالعة، أي قليلة الحياء تتكلم بالفحش

The woman became shameless, as in 'faraha', with shamelessness ('jal'an'), so she is a shameless woman ('jal'ah'), as in 'farhah', and 'jāli'ah', meaning immodest and speaking obscenely.

هو جلع وجالع

He is shameless and immodest.

الجلعة، محركة: مضحك الإنسان وكذلك الجلفة

The jal'ah (vowelized): the mouth of a person, and likewise the 'jalfah'.

الجلعلع، كسفرجل: الشديد النفس

The jal'al' (like 'safarjal'): the strong-spirited one.

هو من الإبل: الحديد النفس

It is of camels: the fierce-spirited one.

هو القنفذ

It is the hedgehog.

هو الجعل، وقيل: الخنفساء، كالجلعلعة، بالفتح وتضم

It is the beetle, and it is said: the dung beetle, like the jal'al'ah (with fathah and dammah).

انجلع الشيء: انكشف

The thing became clear: it was revealed.

المجالعة: التنازع في قمار أو شراب، أو قسمة

Al-mujāla'ah: contention over gambling, drink, or division.

أيدي مجالعة تكف وتنهد

Hands in contention, withdrawing and reaching.

ولا فاحش عند الشراب مجالع

And no obscenity among those contending over drink.

جلعت المرأة كمنع، فيه جالع، لغة في جلعت، بالكسر، وكذلك جالعت، فهي مجالع، كل ذلك إذا تركت الحياء وتبرجت

The woman became unveiled, as in 'mana'a', with 'jāli'' being a variant pronunciation for 'jala'at' (with kasr), and likewise 'jāla'at', so she is 'mujāli'ah', all of that when she abandons modesty and displays herself.

جلعت المرأة: كشرت عن أسنانها

The woman bared her teeth: she opened her mouth revealing her teeth.

التجالع والمجالعة: المجاوبة بالفحش

At-tajāla' and al-mujāla'ah: responding with obscenity.

الجلع، محركة: انقلاب غطاء الشفة إلى الشارب

Al-jal', vowelized: the inversion of the lip over the mustache.

شفة جلعاء

An inverted lip.

وجلعت اللثة جلعا، وهي جلعاء، إذا انقلبت الشفة عنها حتى تبدو

And the gum became exposed ('jal'an'), and it is ('jal'ā'), if the lip is inverted from it until it shows.

الجليع، كسميدع: الأجلع

The jali' (like 'samīd'a'): the ajla'.

وجلع القلفة: صيرورتها خلف الحوق

And the foreskin became retracted: its becoming behind the glans.

وغلام أجلع، وقد جلع، إذا انقلبت قلفته عن كمرته

And a boy is ajla', and he has become 'jali'' if his foreskin is inverted from his glans.

الجلعلع، كسفرجل: القليل الحياء

The jal'al' (like 'safarjal'): the shameless one.

الجلعلع: الضب

The jal'al': the lizard.