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هدلغ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe someone who is ugly in form or character, and also foolish or stupid. It is primarily used as an adjective or noun to denote such individuals.

Derived headwords

الهَدْلَغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Ugly personboth

    A person who is ugly in their creation or form.

  2. 2.
    Foolish personboth

    A person who is foolish or stupid.

كَهَرْكَلَضَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Ugly personclassical

    A person who is ugly in their creation or form. This is a variant spelling or pronunciation.

  2. 2.
    Foolish personclassical

    A person who is foolish or stupid. This is a variant spelling or pronunciation.

Parallel reading

القبيح الخلق بفتح الخاء وسكون اللام، الأحمق
The ugly in creation, the foolish.
هكذا ضبطه صاحب المحيط
This is how the author of Al-Muhit recorded it.
وقد أهمله الجوهري
And Al-Jawhari neglected it.
ويضم أي مع ضم اللام، وعليه اقتصر في اللسان
And it is pronounced with a damma on the lam, and this is what Al-Lisan restricted it to.
قاله الليث
Al-Layth said this.
واقتصر ابن عباد على الأحمق
And Ibn 'Abbad restricted it to 'the foolish'.