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ج ل ق

Root entry · 27 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts related to containers, coverings, and opening or revealing things. It also extends to place names, animal sounds or actions, and descriptions of people or animals.

Derived headwords

الجَوَّالِقnoun
  1. 1.
    Sack, bagboth

    A well-known type of container or sack, often used for carrying goods. It is considered a loanword.

جَوَّالِقnoun
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    Sack, bag (plural form)both

    The plural form of 'jawaliq', referring to multiple sacks or bags.

جَوَّالِقَاتnoun
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    Sack, bag (plural form, disfavored)classical

    A plural form of 'jawaliq' that was disfavored by grammarians like Sibawayh because the singular noun had already been broken down into a different plural form.

جَلْقname
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    Damascusclassical

    The name of the city of Damascus itself, or its fertile surrounding region (Ghouta). It can be declined or undeclined.

جَلْقname
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    A grain from Yemenclassical

    A type of grain found in Yemen, similar to wheat.

جَلْقname
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    A region in Al-Andalusclassical

    A geographical area located in Al-Andalus, near Saragossa.

جَلْقother
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    Urging a camelclassical

    A sound or command used to urge a camel forward.

جَلَقَverb
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    To shave (head)classical

    To shave someone's head, similar to 'jalata'.

جَلَقَverb
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    To uncover, revealclassical

    A woman uncovering her belongings or her teeth.

الجَلْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    A grimace, a baring of teethclassical

    A grimace or a baring of teeth, similar to 'jal'ah'. It can be pronounced with a short or long vowel.

الجَلْقَةnoun
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    An old womanclassical

    An old woman.

الجَلْقَةnoun
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    An old female camelclassical

    An old, worn-out female camel.

جَلَاقَةnoun
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    A bit of meatclassical

    A small piece or remnant of meat.

الجُلَاقَةadjective
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    Lean, emaciatedclassical

    Describing a person who is lean or emaciated.

جُلَيْقِيَةname
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    A region in Byzantiumclassical

    A region in the land of the Romans (Byzantium), adjacent to Al-Andalus. It is the origin of the nisba 'al-Julaizi'.

جَالِقَانname
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    A place nameclassical

    A place name, a town in the province of Sijistan, or possibly Bust.

المِنْجَنِيقnoun
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    Catapult, trebuchetboth

    A siege engine used to hurl projectiles. The text discusses its etymology in relation to the root 'j-l-q'.

جَلْقًاnoun
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    Throwing with a catapultclassical

    The act of throwing something with a catapult or mangonel.

الجَلْقnoun
  1. 1.
    Peace treaty (neologism)classical

    A term for a peace treaty, noted as a neologism not found in classical Arabic.

مُجَلِّقadjective
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    One who bares teeth when laughingclassical

    A person whose mouth opens wide when laughing, revealing their teeth.

مُشْلِيقadjective
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    One who bares teeth when laughingclassical

    Similar to 'mujalliq', a person who bares their teeth widely when laughing.

التَّجَلُّقnoun
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    Wide laughterclassical

    Laughter that involves opening the mouth widely, to the extent that the furthest molars become visible.

الجَوْلَقnoun
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    Thorns, pricklesclassical

    A type of thorny plant or its thorns.

الجَلْقَةnoun
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    A grimace, a baring of teeth (variant)classical

    A variant pronunciation or form of 'al-jalgah', meaning a grimace or baring of teeth.

الجَلَالِقَةnoun
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    A group of peopleclassical

    A term referring to a group or tribe of people.

الجَوَّالَقِيّname
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    A scholar's epithetclassical

    An epithet referring to scholars from Bukhara, like the hadith narrator Abu 'Ismah Ahmad bin Muhammad bin 'Umar al-Jawaliqi.

الجَوَالِيقِيّname
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    A scholar's epithetclassical

    An epithet referring to the famous linguist Abu Mansur Mawhub bin Abi Tahir al-Baghdadi, known as Ibn al-Jawaliqi, author of 'Al-Mu'arrab'.

Parallel reading

يا حبذا ما في الجواليق السود من خشكنان وسويق مقنود
How wonderful is what is in the black sacks of khashkanan and sweet, thick flour.
فقالوا: سجلات، وإصطبلات، وحمامات، ولم يقولوا في جمع جوالق، جوالقات، لأنهم قد كسروه، فقالوا: جواليق.
So they said: 'sijillat', 'istablāt', and 'hammāmāt', but they did not say 'jawaliqat' for the جمع (plural) of 'jawaliq', because they had already broken it down and said 'jawaliq'.
لله در عصابة نادمتهم ... يوما بجلق في الزمان الأول
May God reward the company I kept... one day in Jalaq in the olden times.
بجلق تسطو بامرئ ما تلعثما
In Jalaq, she attacks a man without hesitation.
لئن كان للقبرين قبر بجلق ... وقبر بصيداء الذي عند حارب
If the two graves were one in Jalaq... and one in Sidon, which is near Harib.
جلق رأسه يجلقه وكذلك جلطه يجلطه: إذا حلقه
He shaved his head, 'jalqahu', and likewise 'jalatuhu': if he shaved it.
جلقت المرأة عن متاعها، وعن ثناياها: إذا كشفت عنها.
The woman uncovered her belongings, and her teeth: if she revealed them.
قبّح الله تلك الجلقة والجلعة، أي: المكشر
May God curse that 'jalgah' and 'jal'ah', meaning: the grimacer.
وما عليه جلاقة لحم أي: شيء منه، مثل جراقة وقد تقدم
And he has 'jalaqat' of meat, meaning: a bit of it, like 'jiraqah', which has been mentioned before.
المعنى جلقهم جلقا، أي: رماهم به.
The meaning is 'jalqahum jalaqan', meaning: they threw them with it.
ورجل مجليق، كمسكين: يجلق فمه عند الضحك، أي: يكشفه
And a man is 'mujalliq', like 'miskin': he bares his mouth when laughing, meaning: he opens it.
التجلق: ضحك بفتح الفم حتى يبدو أقصى الأضراس.
At-tajalluq: laughter with an open mouth until the furthest molars are visible.
الجولق كجوهر: شوك، وليس بالدار شيشعان كما توهمه بعض.
Al-jawlaq, like 'jawhar': thorns, and it is not 'shaysha'an' in the house as some have imagined.
ورجل جلاقة بالضم، أي: هزيل.
And a man is 'jallaqah' (with dammah), meaning: lean.