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Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe something large, bulky, or perhaps clumsy. The primary term relates to a large, stout individual, with some sources noting it as an obscure or unrecorded word.

Derived headwords

الهِلْقَفّnoun
  1. 1.
    stout personclassical

    A stout, large, and bulky person. It is mentioned that this word was neglected by al-Jawhari and Ibn Manzur.

  2. 2.
    large thingclassical

    Describing something as large or great, as attributed to al-Jarmi.

Parallel reading

الهلقف، كجردحل أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-hilqaf, like juradhal, was neglected by al-Jawhari and the author of al-Lisan.
وقال ابن عباد: هو الفدم الضخم.
And Ibn 'Abbad said: It is the stout, large one.
ووجد في بعض نسخ الصحاح على الهامش: الهلقف: العظيم، عن الجرمي.
And it was found in some copies of al-Sihah in the margin: Al-hilqaf: the great one, from al-Jarmi.