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ظلع

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of limping or lameness, both literally in gait and figuratively in terms of weakness, deficiency, or deviation from the right path. It extends to meanings of being overburdened, suspected, or even sexual desire in animals.

Derived headwords

ظَلَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to limpboth

    To walk with a limp or uneven gait, referring to both animals and humans.

  2. 2.
    to be overburdenedclassical

    Used metaphorically for land being too narrow for its inhabitants, or a beast being too heavy with its load.

  3. 3.
    to be sexually arousedclassical

    Used for a female animal, like a dog or fox, when she desires the male.

  4. 4.
    to deviateclassical

    To stray or deviate from the right path or truth.

  5. 5.
    to be lameboth

    Describing a horse that is lame.

ظَلَعَ البعيرُ، كَمَنَعَ، وَكَذَا الإِنْسَانُ ظَلْعًا: غَمَزَ فِي مَشْيِهِ وَعَرَجَ — The camel limped, as did the human, with a limp: he faltered in his walk and limped.
ظَلَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be lameboth

    Describing a horse that is lame.

يَعْدُو بِهِ نَهْشُ الْمَشَاشِ كَأَنَّهُ ... صَدْعٌ سَلِيمٌ رَجْعُهُ لَا يَظْلَعُ — It runs with it, biting the marrow, as if it were a sound fracture whose return is not lame.
ظَلَعَتِverb
  1. 1.
    to be narrowclassical

    The land became narrow for its inhabitants due to their abundance.

ظَلَعَتِ الأَرْضُ بِأَهْلِهَا، أَيْ ضَاقَتْ بِهِمْ مِنْ كَثْرَتِهِمْ — The land became narrow for its people, meaning it became constricted for them due to their multitude.
ظَلَعَتِverb
  1. 1.
    to desire the maleclassical

    The female dog desired the male.

ظَلَعَتِ الكَلْبَةُ، وَصُرِفَتْ، وَأُجْعِلَتْ، وَاسْتُعْجِلَتْ، وَاسْتَطَارَتْ، إِذَا اشْتَهَتِ الْفَحْلَ — The female dog was in heat, and was turned away, and was made to desire, and was hastened, and became eager, if she desired the male.
الظَّالِعُadjective
  1. 1.
    suspectedclassical

    One who is suspected, this is exclusively with the letter 'ظ'.

  2. 2.
    lameboth

    Lame, can also be pronounced with 'ض' (ḍāḍ).

  3. 3.
    deviatingclassical

    One who deviates from the right path.

وَتَتْرُكُ عَبْدًا ظَالِمًا وَهُوَ ظَالِعٌ — And you leave a transgressing servant while he is lame/deviating.
ظَالِعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    lameboth

    Lame, used for both male and female.

وَكُنْتُ كَذَاتِ الظِّلْعِ لَمَّا تَحَامَلَتْ ... عَلَى ظَلْعِهَا يَوْمَ الْعَثَارِ اسْتَقَلَّتْ — And I was like one with a limp when she bore down on her lameness on the day of stumbling and stood up.
دَابَّةٌ ظَالِعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    lame animalboth

    A lame animal, applicable to both male and female.

وَدَابَّةٌ ظَالِعٌ، وَبِرْذَوْنٌ ظَالِعٌ، بِغَيْرِ هَاءٍ فِيهِمَا لِلْمُذَكَّرِ وَالْمُؤَنَّثِ — And a lame animal, and a lame mule, without 'ha' in both for masculine and feminine.
ظَلْعُكَnoun
  1. 1.
    your lamenessclassical

    Your lameness or weakness, used figuratively.

فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَرْبَعُ عَلَى ظَلْعِكَ مَنْ لَيْسَ يَحْزُنُهُ أَمْرُكَ — For he does not stand by your lameness who is not saddened by your affair.
أَرْبِعْ عَلَى ظَلْعِكَidiom
  1. 1.
    be patientclassical

    Be patient with your weakness; do not attempt what you cannot do.

أَرْبِعْ عَلَى ظَلْعِكَ، أَيْ إِنَّكَ ضَعِيفٌ، فَانْتَهِ عَمَّا لَا تُطِيقُهُ — Be patient with your lameness, meaning you are weak, so refrain from what you cannot bear.
ارْقَ عَلَى ظَلْعِكَidiom
  1. 1.
    do what you canclassical

    Do what you are capable of; do not overexert yourself.

  2. 2.
    be quiet about your faultclassical

    Remain silent about your defect or weakness.

ارْقَ عَلَى ظَلْعِكَ، أَيْ تَكَلَّفْ مَا تُطِيقُ — Ascend with your lameness, meaning undertake what you can bear.
ارْقَأْ عَلَى ظَلْعِكَidiom
  1. 1.
    stopclassical

    Cease; I am aware of your faults.

ارْقَأْ عَلَى ظَلْعِكَ، أَيْ كُفَّ فَإِنِّي عَالِمٌ بِمَسَاوِيكَ — Cease with your lameness, meaning stop, for I am aware of your faults.
الظِّلَاعُnoun
  1. 1.
    lamenessclassical

    A disease in the legs of an animal, not caused by travel or fatigue.

وَالظِّلَاعُ، كَغُرَابٍ: دَاءٌ فِي قَوَائِمِ الدَّابَّةِ، لَا مِنْ سَيْرٍ وَلَا تَعَبٍ — And lameness, like 'ghurab': a disease in the limbs of an animal, not from travel or fatigue.
ظَالِعُ الْكِلَابِidiom
  1. 1.
    late at nightclassical

    A metaphor for the time when all others have slept, and only the weak or excluded remain awake.

لَا أَنَامُ حَتَّى يَنَامَ ظَالِعُ الْكِلَابِ — I do not sleep until the lame dog sleeps.
الظَّلَعُnoun
  1. 1.
    lamenessclassical

    A mountain belonging to the Banu Sulaym.

  2. 2.
    deviationclassical

    Deviation from the truth or right path.

وَمِنْ ظَلْعٍ طَوْدٍ يَظَلُّ حِمَامُهُ ... لَهُ حَائِمٌ يَخْشَى الرَّدَى وَوُقُوعُ — And from a mountain of lameness, its doom remains, with a wanderer fearing destruction and falling.
مِظْلَاعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    lameclassical

    A horse that is lame.

وَالْخَيْلُ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّنِي جَارَيْتُهَا ... بِأَجَشَّ لَا ثَلْبٌ وَلَا مِظْلَاعُ — And the horses know that I raced them with a hoarse one, neither defective nor lame.
ظَلَعَ الرَّجُلُverb
  1. 1.
    to fall behindclassical

    To fall behind or be delayed, used metaphorically.

وَظَلَعَ الرَّجُلُ: انْقَطَعَ وَتَأَخَّرَ، وَهُوَ مَجَازٌ — And the man fell behind: he was cut off and delayed, and this is metaphorical.
الظِّلْعُnoun
  1. 1.
    deviation from rightclassical

    Inclination or deviation from the truth or justice.

  2. 2.
    sinclassical

    A sin or transgression.

وَالظِّلْعُ، مُحَرَّكَةً: الْمَيْلُ عَنِ الْحَقِّ. وَالذَّنْبُ — And 'al-ẓilʿ', vocalized: the deviation from the truth. And the sin.
رَجُلٌ ظَالِعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    sinful manclassical

    A man who is sinful or has committed a transgression.

وَرَجُلٌ ظَالِعٌ: مُذْنِبٌ — And a lame man: a sinner.
ظَلَعَ الْكَلْبُverb
  1. 1.
    to desire matingclassical

    The dog desired to mate.

وَظَلَعَ الْكَلْبُ: أَرَادَ السِّفَادَ — And the dog desired mating: he wanted to mate.
يَتَظَلَّعُverb
  1. 1.
    to be perceivedclassical

    To occur in their imaginations or be perceived by their minds.

عِنْدِي أَنَّ مَعْنَاهُ يَقُومُ فِي أَوْهَامِهِمْ، وَيَسْبِقُ إِلَى أَفْهَامِهِمْ — In my opinion, its meaning is that it stands in their imaginations, and precedes their understandings.
ظَلَعَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ عَيْنَهَاverb
  1. 1.
    to squintclassical

    The woman squinted her eye, making it deviate or turn.

وَظَلَعَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ عَيْنَهَا: كَسَرَتْهَا وَأَمَالَتْهَا — And the woman made her eye squint: she broke it and tilted it.
الْحِمْلُ الْمُظَلَّعُadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy loadclassical

    A heavy or burdensome load, synonymous with 'muḍallaʿ'.

وَالْحِمْلُ الْمُظَلَّعُ، بِمَعْنَى الْمُضَلَّعِ، وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ — And the heavy load, meaning the burdensome load, which has been mentioned before.
أَظْلَعَهَاverb
  1. 1.
    to make lameclassical

    To cause its mount to become lame.

وَأَدْبَرَ مَطِيَّتَهُ، وَأَظْلَعَهَا: أَعْرَجَهَا — And he made his mount turn away, and made it lame: he made it limp.

Parallel reading

رَغَا صَاحِبِي بَعْدَ الْبُكَاءِ كَمَا رَغَتْ ... مُوشَّمَةُ الْأَطْرَافِ رَخْصٌ عَرِينُهَا
My companion bellowed after crying as a striped-limbed one bellows, her den is soft.
مِنَ الْمِلْحِ لَا تَدْرِي أَرْجُلُ شِمَالِهَا ... بِهَا الظَّلَعُ لَمَّا هَرَوْلَتْ، أَمْ يَمِينُهَا
From the salt, you do not know if her left legs have a limp when she hurried, or her right ones.
وَكُنْتُ كَذَاتِ الظِّلْعِ لَمَّا تَحَامَلَتْ ... عَلَى ظَلْعِهَا يَوْمَ الْعَثَارِ اسْتَقَلَّتْ
And I was like one with a limp when she bore down on her lameness on the day of stumbling and stood up.
يَعْدُو بِهِ نَهْشُ الْمَشَاشِ كَأَنَّهُ ... صَدْعٌ سَلِيمٌ رَجْعُهُ لَا يَظْلَعُ
It runs with it, biting the marrow, as if it were a sound fracture whose return is not lame.
ظَلَعَتِ الأَرْضُ بِأَهْلِهَا، أَيْ ضَاقَتْ بِهِمْ مِنْ كَثْرَتِهِمْ
The land became narrow for its people, meaning it became constricted for them due to their multitude.
ظَلَعَتِ الكَلْبَةُ، وَصُرِفَتْ، وَأُجْعِلَتْ، وَاسْتُعْجِلَتْ، وَاسْتَطَارَتْ، إِذَا اشْتَهَتِ الْفَحْلَ
The female dog was in heat, and was turned away, and was made to desire, and was hastened, and became eager, if she desired the male.
وَتَتْرُكُ عَبْدًا ظَالِمًا وَهُوَ ظَالِعٌ
And you leave a transgressing servant while he is lame/deviating.
وَهُوَ ضَالِعٌ، بِالضَّادِ
And he is deviating, with the letter 'ḍād'.
فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَرْبَعُ عَلَى ظَلْعِكَ مَنْ لَيْسَ يَحْزُنُهُ أَمْرُكَ
For he does not stand by your lameness who is not saddened by your affair.
أَرْبِعْ عَلَى ظَلْعِكَ، أَيْ إِنَّكَ ضَعِيفٌ، فَانْتَهِ عَمَّا لَا تُطِيقُهُ
Be patient with your lameness, meaning you are weak, so refrain from what you cannot bear.
ارْقَ عَلَى ظَلْعِكَ، أَيْ تَكَلَّفْ مَا تُطِيقُ
Ascend with your lameness, meaning undertake what you can bear.
ارْقَأْ عَلَى ظَلْعِكَ، أَيْ كُفَّ فَإِنِّي عَالِمٌ بِمَسَاوِيكَ
Cease with your lameness, meaning stop, for I am aware of your faults.
مِنْ كَانَ يَرْقَى عَلَى ظَلْعٍ يُدَارِئُهُ ... فَإِنَّنِي نَاطِقٌ بِالْحَقِّ مُفْتَخِرُ
Whoever overlooks a flaw or a blemish in lineage, I am indeed one who speaks the truth and boasts.
لَا ظَلْعَ بِي أَرْقَى عَلَيْهِ وَإِنَّمَا ... يَرْقَى عَلَى رُثْيَاتِهِ الْمَنْكُوبُ
There is no lameness in me that I should overlook it, but rather the afflicted overlooks his misfortunes.
وَالظِّلَاعُ، كَغُرَابٍ: دَاءٌ فِي قَوَائِمِ الدَّابَّةِ، لَا مِنْ سَيْرٍ وَلَا تَعَبٍ
And lameness, like 'ghurab': a disease in the limbs of an animal, not from travel or fatigue.
لَا أَنَامُ حَتَّى يَنَامَ ظَالِعُ الْكِلَابِ
I do not sleep until the lame dog sleeps.
وَالظِّلْعُ، مُحَرَّكَةً: الْمَيْلُ عَنِ الْحَقِّ. وَالذَّنْبُ
And 'al-ẓilʿ', vocalized: the deviation from the truth. And the sin.
وَرَجُلٌ ظَالِعٌ: مُذْنِبٌ
And a lame man: a sinner.
وَمَا ذَاكَ مِنْ جُرْمٍ أَتَيْتُهُمْ بِهِ ... وَلَا حَسَدٍ مِنِّي لَهُمْ يَتَظَلَّعُ
And that is not from a crime I committed against them, nor from envy on my part that they perceive.
وَظَلَعَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ عَيْنَهَا: كَسَرَتْهَا وَأَمَالَتْهَا
And the woman made her eye squint: she broke it and tilted it.
وَالْحِمْلُ الْمُظَلَّعُ، بِمَعْنَى الْمُضَلَّعِ، وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ
And the heavy load, meaning the burdensome load, which has been mentioned before.
وَأَدْبَرَ مَطِيَّتَهُ، وَأَظْلَعَهَا: أَعْرَجَهَا
And he made his mount turn away, and made it lame: he made it limp.