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Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something elevated, tall, or high, particularly in stature or physical form. It can also refer to a specific type of elevated or proud gait.

Derived headwords

مُقَلْهَلِفadjective
  1. 1.
    Elevated, tallclassical

    Describing someone or something as being elevated or tall in stature.

قَلْهَنَفnoun
  1. 1.
    Tall personclassical

    A noun referring to a person who is tall or large in body.

قَلْهَنَفadjective
  1. 1.
    Tall-bodiedclassical

    An adjective describing someone as having a tall or large body.

Parallel reading

شعر مقلهلف، كمشمعل أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Poetry of 'muqallhilf', like 'musham'al', neglected by Al-Jawhari and Sahib Al-Lisan.
أي مرتفع جافل
Meaning elevated, proud.
والقلهنف، كعجنس ولو قال: كسفرجل كان أوضح
And 'al-qulhanf', like 'ajnas', and if he had said: like 'safargal', it would have been clearer.
المتفع الجسم
Elevated in body.
كذا في العباب والتكملة
Thus in Al-'Ubab and Al-Takmilah.