ج ل ف ع

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes large, robust, and sometimes aged individuals or animals, particularly camels. It conveys a sense of bulkiness, fullness, and substantiality, often with connotations of maturity or even being past one's prime.

Derived headwords

الجِلَنْفَعnoun

1.
A stout, robust manclassical
A man who is physically stout, robust, and perhaps a bit coarse or unrefined.
2.
An aged personclassical
An elderly person, with the term often used to describe females.
3.
A stout camelclassical
A camel that is stout, fully developed, and strong.
4.
A large, spacious thingclassical
Something that is large and spacious.

الجِلَنْفَعَةnoun

1.
A large, capacious she-camelclassical
A she-camel that is large, with a wide belly, and fully developed.
2.
An aged she-camelclassical
A she-camel that is old but still has some strength remaining.
3.
A she-camel with scattered nose-ringsclassical
A she-camel that has been fitted with scattered nose-rings.

جلنفعهnoun

1.
A large she-camelclassical
Referring to a large she-camel, often implying difficulty for other mounts.

جلنفعةadjective

1.
Large-bodied, capaciousclassical
Describing something, particularly a she-camel, as large-bodied and capacious.
2.
Agedclassical
Describing a she-camel as aged, but still possessing some vigor.

اجْلَنْفَعَverb

1.
To become stoutclassical
To become stout, bulky, or large.

جلنفعةadjective

1.
Thick-lippedclassical
Describing gums as thick with flesh, possibly by analogy.

Parallel reading

الفدم الوغب من الرجال

The stout, coarse man.

الناقة الجسيمة الواسعة الجوف التامة

The she-camel that is large, wide-bellied, and complete.

جلنفعه تشق على المطايا إذا ما اختب رقراق السراب

A large she-camel that is difficult for the mounts when the shimmering of the mirage is deceptive.

أو هي التي قد أسنت وفيها بقية

Or she is one that has grown old but still has some vigor left.

أين الشظاظان وأين المربعه وأين وسق الناقة الجلنفعه

Where are the two nose-rings, where is the hump, and where is the load of the large she-camel?

أو الناقة الجلنفعة هي التي قد خزمتها الخزائم المتفرقة

Or the large she-camel is one that has been fitted with scattered nose-rings.

يا ابنة أم، أراك جلنفعة قد خزمتها الخزائم

Daughter of a mother, I see you as a large she-camel fitted with nose-rings.

ولكني جوالة بالرجل عنتريس

But I am one who moves about with a man, a formidable one.

المسن، وأكثر ما توصف به الإناث

The aged one, and it is most often used to describe females.

الغليظ التام الشديد، وهي بهاء

The thick, complete, strong one, and she is magnificent.

وقد قيل: ناقة جلنفع بغير هاء

And it has been said: a camel (without the feminine ending) is jalnafa'.

وقد اجلنفع، أي غلظ

And he became stout, meaning he grew thick.

أما القرا فمضبر منها، وأما دفها فجلنفع

As for its hump, it is lean from it, and as for its flank, it is large.

ولثة جلنفعة: كثيرة اللحم

And a thick-fleshed gum: having much flesh.