ك ل ع

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes conditions of dirt, grime, and cracking, particularly on the feet or skin. It extends to describe severe skin diseases like intense scabies, and can also refer to accumulated dirt on objects. Metaphorically, it can denote toughness, severity, or a gathering/alliance.

Derived headwords

الكَلَعُ، مُحَرَّكَةًnoun

1.
cracks and dirtboth
Cracks and dirt that appear on the feet.
2.
severe scabiesclassical
The most severe form of scabies, characterized by oozing and drying, rendering treatments ineffective.

كَلَعَ، كَفَرِحَverb

1.
to crack and get dirtyboth
To develop cracks and become dirty, especially referring to the feet.
2.
to become dirtyboth
To become dirty, particularly referring to the head.

كَلَعَ عَلَيْهِ وَفِيهِverb

1.
dirt accumulatedboth
Dirt accumulated on or in something, causing it to dry out.

كَلَعَ، كَمَنَعَverb

1.
to dry outboth
To become dry, often due to accumulated dirt.

كَلَعَتْ رِجْلُهُverb

1.
feet became dirty and crackedboth
The feet became dirty and cracked.

كَلَعَ البَعِيرُverb

1.
developed cracksboth
The camel developed cracks in its muzzle (farsan).

كَلَعاًnoun

1.
cracks in the muzzleboth
Cracks that occur in the muzzle of a camel.

كُلَاعاًnoun

1.
cracks in the muzzleboth
Cracks that occur in the muzzle of a camel.

كَلِعٌadjective

1.
cracked and dirtyboth
Describing a camel with cracks in its muzzle.

كَلِعَةٌadjective

1.
cracked and dirtyboth
Describing a camel with cracks in its muzzle.

إِنَاءٌ كَلِعٌnoun

1.
dirty containerboth
A container or waterskin that has accumulated dirt.

سِقَاءٌ كَلِعٌnoun

1.
dirty waterskinboth
A waterskin that has accumulated dirt.

أَكْلَعَهُ الوَسَخُverb

1.
dirt made it dirtyboth
Dirt made something dirty.

مُكْلِعٌadjective

1.
dirtyboth
Something that is dirty due to accumulated grime.

فجاءت بمعيوف الشريعة مكلع أرشت عليه بالأكف السواعد — And she brought a waterskin from the watering place, dirty, upon which the forearms poured water. — register: classical

الكُلْعَةُ، بالضمnoun

1.
disease of the rearclassical
A disease affecting the rear of a camel, causing it to crack and turn black, often losing its hair.

كَلِعُ مالٍnoun

1.
equivalentclassical
Equivalent or counterpart.

كَلِعٌadjective

1.
coarse and meanclassical
A person who is coarse in appearance and mean-spirited.

كَلْعَةٌnoun

1.
coarse and mean personclassical
A person who is coarse in appearance and mean-spirited (plural of كلع).

الكَوْلَعُnoun

1.
dirtclassical
Dirt or grime.

الكُلْعَةُ، مُحَرَّكَةًnoun

1.
flock of sheepclassical
A piece or flock of sheep.
2.
many sheepclassical
A large number of sheep.

الكُلَاعِيُّadjective

1.
braveclassical
A brave person, derived from the concept of strength, severity, and patience in difficult situations.

كِلَاعٌname

1.
place in Andalusiaclassical
A place located in Andalusia, near Badajoz.

ذُو الكِلَاعِname

1.
title of two menclassical
A title held by two prominent men from Yemen, referring to their strength and leadership.

التَّكَلُّعُnoun

1.
allianceclassical
An alliance or confederation, a gathering of tribes.
2.
gatheringclassical
A gathering or coming together, a term used in Yemeni dialect.

أَسْوَدٌ كَلِعٌadjective

1.
very blackclassical
Describing something as very black, like accumulated dirt.

الكَلْعَةُ، بالفتحnoun

1.
flock of sheepclassical
A variant pronunciation for a flock of sheep.

Parallel reading

ترى برجليه شقوقا في كلع

You see cracks and dirt on his feet.

أراد: " فيها كلع ".

الكلع: أشد الجرب وهو الذي يبض جربا فييبس، فلا ينجع فيه الهناء.

Al-kal' is the most severe scabies, which oozes with scabs and then dries, rendering treatment ineffective.

وكلع رأسه، كفرح: اتسخ

And his head became dirty, as in 'faraha'.

وكلع عليه وفيه الوسخ كلعا: يبس، ككلع، كمنع

And dirt accumulated on and in it, causing it to dry out, like 'kal'a' (verb, form II), as in 'mana'a'.

وكلعت رجله: توسخت وتشققت

And his leg became dirty and cracked.

وكلع البعير: كلعا محركة، وفي بعض النسخ بالفتح، وكلاعا، بالضم: حصل له شقاق في الفرسن

And the camel developed cracks: kal'an (masdar, with haraka), and in some versions with fatha, and kula'an (masdar, with damma): cracks occurred in its muzzle.

وإنما قال: انشق فرسنه كان أخضر

And if he had said 'its muzzle split', it would have been 'akhdar' (green, implying freshness).

والنعت كلع وكلعة

And the adjective is kal' and kal'ah.

ويقال: إناء كلع وسقاء كلع، ككتف: التبد عليه الوسخ

And it is said: a container is kal', and a waterskin is kal', like 'katif': dirt has accumulated on it.

وأكلعه الوسخ إكلاعا، فهو مكلع: وسخه

And dirt made it dirty (akla'a), so it is mukli': dirty.

الكلعة، بالضم: داء يأخذ البعير في مؤخره، فيتشقق ويسود، وهو أن يجرد الشعر عن مؤخره ويتشقق

Al-kul'ah (with damma): a disease that affects the rear of a camel, causing it to crack and blacken, which is when the hair is stripped from its rear and it cracks.

وهو كلع مال، بالكسر، أي: إزاؤه

And it is kal' mal (with kasr), meaning: its equivalent.

والكلع أيضا: الجافى الهيئة اللئيم، ج: كلعة

And al-kal' also: the coarse-looking, mean person, plural: kal'ah.

الكولع: الوسخ

Al-kawla': dirt.

الكلعة محركة: القطعة من الغنم

Al-kal'ah (with haraka): a piece or flock of sheep.

الغنم الكثيرة

Many sheep.

الكلاعي، بالضم: الشجاع، مأخوذ من الكلاع: للبأس والشدة والصبر في المواطن

Al-Kala'i (with damma): the brave one, derived from al-kila': for valor, strength, and patience in difficult situations.

كلاع: ع بالأندلس، من نواحي بطليوس

Kila': a place in Andalusia, from the regions of Badajoz.

وذو الكلاع: رجلان: أحدهما: الأكبر، وهو يزيد ابن النعمان

And Dhu al-Kila': two men: the first: the elder, who is Yazid ibn al-Nu'man.

والآخر الأصغر: وهو أبو شراحيل سميفع بن ناكور بن عمرو ابن يعفر بن ذي الكلاع الأكبر

And the other, the younger: is Abu Shurayhil Sumayfi' ibn Nakur ibn Amr ibn Ya'fur ibn Dhu al-Kila' al-Akbar.

وهما من أذواء اليمن

And they are from the rulers of Yemen.

التكلع: التحالف

Al-takallu': alliance.

هو التجمع مثل الحلف، لغة يمانية

It is gathering like an alliance, a Yemeni dialect.

وبه سمى ذو الكلاع الأصغر، لأن حمير تكلعوا على يده، أي تجمعوا، إلا قبيلتين: هوازن وحراز، فإنهما تكلعتا على ذي الكلاع الأكبر

And by this, the younger Dhu al-Kila' was named, because Himyar allied (takalla'u) under his hand, meaning they gathered, except for two tribes: Hawazin and Haraz, for they allied (takalla'ata) under the elder Dhu al-Kila'.

أتانا بالنجاشة مجلبوها ... وكندة تحت راية ذي الكلاع

They brought us the messenger, having gathered them... and Kindah under the banner of Dhu al-Kila'.

يريد تميما وأسدا وطيئا، أجلبوا الجيش على بني عامر مع أبي يكسوم، وذو الكلاع كان معه أيضا

He means Tamim, Asad, and Tayyi', they gathered the army against Bani 'Amir with Abu Yaksam, and Dhu al-Kila' was also with him.

وإذا اجتمعت القبائل وتناصرت فقد تكلعت، وأصل هذا من الكلع يرتكب الرجل

And when tribes gathered and supported each other, they have allied (takalla'at), and the origin of this is from al-kal' which a man undertakes.

أسود كلع، ككتف: سواده كالوسخ

Black, kal': its blackness is like dirt.

والكلعة، بالفتح: لغة في الكلعة بالضم، عن كراع

And al-kal'ah (with fatha): a pronunciation variant for al-kul'ah (with damma), from Kura'.

وإناء مكلع، كمكرم: متوسخ

And a dirty container, mukram: dirty.