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قلمع

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes lowliness, baseness, and the act of striking or uprooting. It is used to describe the lowest strata of people and actions associated with violence or removal.

Derived headwords

القَلَمْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    The lowest class of peopleclassical

    Refers to the base, ignoble, or lowest stratum of society.

  2. 2.
    An insultclassical

    A term used as an insult, specifically referring to someone of low character or status.

أقلمعةverb
  1. 1.
    To be base or ignobleclassical

    Used in the context of a person being of low status or character, often as an insult.

قَلَمَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To strikeclassical

    To hit someone, particularly on the head, to the point of causing injury or bleeding.

  2. 2.
    To shave or pluckclassical

    To shave someone's head completely.

قَلَمْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    A strikeclassical

    The act of striking, especially on the head, causing it to bleed.

قَلَمَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To uprootclassical

    To pull something out completely from its origin or roots.

Parallel reading

هو السفلة بكسر الفاء من الناس، الخسيس
It is the lowest class of people, the ignoble.
وهو اسم يسب به
And it is a name used for insult.
أقلمعة ابن صلفعة بن فقع
O base one, son of Salfa'a, son of Fuqa'!
لهنك لا أبا لك تزدريني
By your father's life, you do not look down on me!
قلمع رأسه قلمعة: ضربه فأندره
He struck his head with a strike, causing it to bleed.
قلمع رأسه وصلمعه: إذا حلقه
He shaved his head, meaning he completely removed the hair.
قلمع الشيء من أصله، أي: قلعه
He uprooted the thing from its origin, meaning he plucked it out.